enthusiasm (redirected from Enthu)

en·thu·si·asm  (n-thz-zm)

n.

1. Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause.

2. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.

3. Archaic

a. Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god.

b. Religious fanaticism.

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[Late Latin enthsiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein, to be inspired by a god, from entheos, possessed : en-, in; see en-² + theos, god; see dhs- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," said the very quotable Ralph Waldo Emerson, who also said, "Everywhere the history of religion betrays a tendency to enthusiasm." These two uses of the word enthusiasmone positive and one negativeboth derive from its source in Greek. Enthusiasm first appeared in English in 1603 with the meaning "possession by a god." The source of the word is the Greek enthousiasmos, which ultimately comes from the adjective entheos, "having the god within," formed from en, "in, within," and theos, "god." Over time the meaning of enthusiasm became extended to "rapturous inspiration like that caused by a god" to "an overly confident or delusory belief that one is inspired by God," to "ill-regulated religious fervor, religious extremism," and eventually to the familiar sense "craze, excitement, strong liking for something." Now one can have an enthusiasm for almost anything, from water skiing to fast food, without religion entering into it at all

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enthusiasm [ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæzəm]

n

1. ardent and lively interest or eagerness

2. an object of keen interest; passion

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Archaic extravagant or unbalanced religious fervour

4. Obsolete possession or inspiration by a god

[from Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein to be possessed by a god, from entheos inspired, from en-² + theos god]

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Enthusiasm 

See Also: ENERGY, EXCITEMENT

1. (Parisians) applaud like pugilists —Janet Flanner
2. As full of spirit as the month of May —William Shakespeare
3. Drinking in every conceivable impression and experience like wine —George Garrett
4. Eager as a deb waiting for the grand march —John MacDonald
5. Eager as a horse player waiting for the 6th race —John MacDonald
6. Eager as a hostess forcing leftovers on departing guests —Ira Wood
7. Eager as a leashed terrier quivering to meet every challenge —Hallie Burnett
8. (Looked as) eager as a morning hawk —Carlos Baker
9. Eager as an understudy —Louis Monta Bell
10. Eager as a sprinter at the starting gate —Donald McCaig
11. Eager as bears for honey —David R. Slavitt
12. Eager [to buy] … like a starving man at a banquet —Aaron Goldberg
13. Enthusiasm flows from X like light from a bulb —Anon
14. Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation —Kahlil Gibran
15. (About as) enthusiastic as a guy going to the chair —H. C. Witwer
16. Enthusiastic as a sommelier rhapsodizing about wine —Amal Kumar Naj, Wall Street Journal, November 25, 1986

    Naj used the sommelier simile in an article about chili to describe the enthusiasm of a man who grows chilis as a pastime.

17. Fervor, whipping around … like the flags in the stiff breeze —Sumner Locke Elliott
18. Follow [theatre’s artistic steps] with the joy of a Mets fan checking the morning box scores —Jack Viertel, New York Times, June 1, 1986
19. Hearty as a friendly handshake —Anon
20. Hearty … like a trombone thoroughly impregnated with cheerful views of life —Charles Reade
21. Hot with haste —William Shakespeare
22. Like a racehorse in the gate; I was mad to go —Irving Feldman
23. Loved anatomy … as a mother her child —Dr. David W. Cheever

    The anatomy enthusiast described by Dr. Cheever is Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes.

24. Stand like greyhounds in the slips straining upon the start —William Shakespeare
25. Talked about it [business prospects] the way a man dying of thirst might talk about a cold beer —Mike Fredman
26. With the avidity and determination of a housewife at a Macy’s white sale —T. Coraghessan Boyle
27. With the fervor of castaways grasping at a smudge of smoke on the horizon —Ellery Queen
28. Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment —Owen Feltham
29. Zeal without judgment is like gunpowder in the hands of a child —Ben Jonson
30. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse —W. G. Benham
31. Zeal without knowledge is like a fire without light —John Ray’s Proverbs
32. Zeal without knowledge is like fire without a grate to contain it; like a sword without a hilt to wield it by; like a high-bred horse without a bridle to guide him —Julius Bate
33. Zeal without knowledge is like expedition to a man in the dark —John Newton

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement               feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" gusto, relish, zest, zestfulness - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness - a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something exuberance - joyful enthusiasm technophilia - enthusiasm for new technology
	2.	enthusiasm - overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval ebullience, exuberance sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" lyricism - unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm rabidity, rabidness, madness - unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"
	3.	enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" Anglomania - an excessive enthusiasm for all things English balletomania - extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"

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enthusiasm

noun

1. keenness, interest, passion, excitement, warmth, motivation, relish, devotion, zeal, zest, fervour, eagerness, ardour, vehemence, earnestness, zing (informal), avidity Her lack of enthusiasm filled me with disappointment.

2. interest, passion, rage, hobby, obsession, craze, fad (informal), mania, hobbyhorse the current enthusiasm for skateboarding

Translations

enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪæzəm] N

1. (= excitement) → entusiasmo m (for por) without enthusiasm → sin entusiasmo
the news aroused little enthusiasm in the White House → la noticia despertó poco entusiasmo en la Casa Blanca
the idea filled her with enthusiasm → la idea la entusiasmó
to show enthusiasm for sth → mostrarse entusiasmado por algo
see also work up A1

2. (= interest, hobby) → interés m
photography is one of her many enthusiasms → la fotografía es uno de sus muchos intereses

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enthusiasm [ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm] n

(= eagerness) → enthousiasme m
without enthusiasm → sans enthousiasme
to show enthusiasm → montrer de l'enthousiasme

(= interest) → passion f
enthusiasm for sth → passion pour qch

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enthusiasm

n

→ Begeisterung f, → Enthusiasmus m → (for für); she showed little enthusiasm for the scheme → sie zeigte sich von dem Plan nicht sehr begeistert; she has great enthusiasm for life → sie hat sehr viel Lebensfreude; I can’t work up any enthusiasm for going out → ich kann mich gar nicht dafür begeistern, auszugehen; I can’t work up any enthusiasm for the idea → ich kann mich für die Idee nicht begeistern; the idea filled her with enthusiasm → die Idee begeisterte sie

(= interest) → Interesse nt; (= passion) → Leidenschaft f; photography is one of her many enthusiasms → Fotografieren ist eines ihrer vielen Interessen/Leidenschaften; he has many enthusiasms → er kann sich für viele Dinge begeistern

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enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪˌæz/əm] n → entusiasmo
it failed to arouse my enthusiasm → non mi ha entusiasmato

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enthusiasm

n enthusiasm [inˈθjuːziӕzəm]

strong or passionate interest He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans. entoesiasme, geesdrif حَماس، تَحَمُّس ентусиазъм nadšení entusiasme; begejstring die Begeisterung ενθουσιασμός entusiasmo vaimustus اشتیاق innostus enthousiasme הִתלַהֲבוּת उत्साह, जोश oduševljenje, entuzijazam lelkesedés semangat ákafi, brennandi áhugi entusiasmo 熱中 열광 entuziazmas entuziasms semangat enthousiasme begeistring, entusiasme, henrykkelse entuzjazm entusiasmo entuziasm энтузиазм nadšenie navdušenje entuzijazam entusiasm ความกระตือรือร้น heves, coşku 熱情 ентузіазм, захоплення اشتیاق ، خواہشمندی sự nhiệt tình 热情

n enˈthusiast

a person filled with enthusiasm a computer enthusiast. rekenaarfoendie, rekenaargoëlaar هاوي حاسوب компютърен ентусиаст počítačový fanoušek nørd der Computer-freak λάτρης ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών maniático de la informática häkker کامپیوتر دوست tietokoneharrastaja fan d'informatique חוֹבֵב מַחשֵׁבִים कंप्यूटर को लेकर उत्साही kompjuterski entuzijast (fanatik) hekker penggemar komputer ákafur áhugamaður (appassionato d'informatica) コンピュターおたく 컴퓨터 심취자 kompiuterių aistruolis/fanatikas datorfans penggemar komputer enthousiasteling datafrik zapaleniec entusiasta entu­ziast компьютерный фанат počítačový fanatik računalniški entuziast računarski fanatik hacker, hackare, datanörd ผู้ทำงานอย่างหามรุ่งหามค่ำ (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) bilgisayar tutkunu 電腦玩家 комп'ютерний експерт کمپیوٹر کا ماہر người say mê máy tính 电脑玩家

adj enˌthusiˈastic

(negativeunenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval an enthusiastic mountaineer. geesdriftig مُتَحَمِّس ентусиазиран nadšený entusiastisk begeistert ενθουσιώδης entusiasta innustunud پر اشتیاق innostunut enthousiaste נִלהַב उत्साहयुक्त, जोशपूर्ण oduševljen, ushićen lelkes bersemangat, antusias fullur ákafa entusiastico 熱心な 열광적인 entuziastingas sajūsmināts; aizrautīgs penuh bersemangat enthousiast begeistret, entusiastisk, henrykt entuzjastyczny entusiástico entu­ziast, înflă­cărat полный энтузиазма nadšený navdušen pun entuzijazma entusiastisk ที่มีความกระตือรือร้น hevesli, şevkli 熱情的，熱心的 захоплений, сповнений ентузіазму جوشیلا tràn đầy nhiệt tình 热情的，热心的

adv enˌthusiˈastically

ywerig, geesdriftig بِحَماس ентусиазирано nadšeně entusiastiskt begeistert ενθουσιωδώς con entusiasmo innukalt با شوق و ذوق innostuneesti avec enthousiasme בְּהִתלָהָבוּת उत्साहपूर्वक oduševljeno, zaneseno lelkesedéssel secara bersemangat, antusias af ákafa con entusiasmo 熱狂的に 열광적으로 entuziastingai aizrautīgi dengan penuh bersemangat enthousiast begeistret, entusiastisk, henrykt entuzjastycznie entusiasticamente cu entu­ziasm восторженно nadšene navdušeno s entuzijazmom entusiastiskt ด้วยความกระตือรือร้น hevesle, şevkle 熱情地 захоплено پر جوش انداز میں một cách nhiệt tình 热情地

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enthusiasm → حماسة nadšení entusiasme Enthusiasmus ενθουσιασμός entusiasmo innostus enthousiasme entuzijazam entusiasmo 熱意 열의 enthousiasme entusiasme entuzjazm entusiasmo энтузиазм entusiasm ความกระตือรือร้น heves sự nhiệt tình 积极性