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- Dictionaryeagerness/ˈiːɡənəs/
noun
- 1. enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness: "the player showed eagerness to play"
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EAGERNESS definition: 1. the state of wanting to do or have something very much, especially something interesting or…. Learn more.
Eagerness is a characteristic of being excited and prepared to do something. Shooting your hand in the air and shouting, "Me! Me!" when your teacher asks for a volunteer is a good way to show your eagerness.
1. : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest. 2. archaic : sharp. b. obsolete : sour. eagerly adverb. eagerness noun. Synonyms. agog. antsy. anxious. ardent. athirst. avid. crazy. desirous. enthused. enthusiastic.
Eagerness definition: in an earnest, ardent, or eager way; keenness. See examples of EAGERNESS used in a sentence.
EAGER definition: 1. wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: 2…. Learn more.
eagerness (to do something) great interest and excitement about something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do. I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home. Topics Feelings c1
eagerness. noun. 1. longing, anxiety, hunger, yearning, zeal, impatience, impetuosity, avidity an eagerness to learn. 2. passion, interest, enthusiasm, intensity, fervour, ardour, earnestness, keenness, heartiness, thirst, intentness the voice of a woman speaking with breathless eagerness.
keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing. characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look. [ Obs.]keen; sharp; biting. Vulgar Latin * ācrus for Latin ācer sharp. Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre. Middle English egre 1250–1300. ea′ger•ly, adv. ea′ger•ness, n. 1.
eager. adjective. /ˈiːɡə (r)/. /ˈiːɡər/. very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this synonym keen. eager crowds outside the stadium. Small eager faces looked up and listened.
1. (postpositive; often foll by to or for) impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for) he was eager to see her departure. 2. characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire. an eager look. 3. archaic. tart or biting; sharp. Collins English Dictionary.
