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en·thu·si·ast
(ĕn-tho͞o′zē-ăst′)n.
1. One who is filled with enthusiasm; one who is ardently absorbed in an interest or pursuit: a baseball enthusiast.
2. A zealot; a fanatic.
[Greek enthousiastēs, possessed person, from enthousiazein, to be inspired; see enthusiasm.]
enthusiast
(ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæst)n
1. a person filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatic
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) archaic a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced
en•thu•si•ast
(ɛnˈθu ziˌæst, -ɪst)n.
1. a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; devotee: a sports enthusiast.
2. a religious visionary or fanatic.
[1600–10; < Greek]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" backslapper - someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality balletomane - a ballet enthusiast fanatic, fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill gadgeteer - a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets shutterbug - a photography enthusiast |
2. | ![]() animal fancier - a person who breeds animals bird fancier - a person with a strong interest in birds maniac - a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something technophile - a person who is enthusiastic about new technology |
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enthusiast
noun2. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity:
Translations
nadšenec
entusiastfan
entuzijastentuzijastkinjazanesenjakzanesenjakinja
ákafur áhugamaîur
entuzjastaentuzjastka
navdušenec
entusiast
enthusiast
[ɪnˈθuːzɪæst] N → entusiasta mfhe is a jazz/bridge enthusiast → es un entusiasta del jazz/bridge
a Vivaldi enthusiast → un enamorado or entusiasta de Vivaldi
enthusiast
[ɪnˈθjuːziæst] n → enthousiaste mfa jazz enthusiast → un(e) passionné(e) de jazz
a railway enthusiast → un(e) passionné(e) de trains
She's a DIY enthusiast → C'est une passionnée de bricolage.
enthusiast
n → Enthusiast(in) m(f); he’s a sports/football/rock-and-roll enthusiast → er ist begeisterter Sportler/Fußballfreund m → /Rock ’n’ Roll-Anhänger m
enthusiasm
(inˈθjuːziӕzəm) noun strong or passionate interest. He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans.
enˈthusiast noun a person filled with enthusiasm. a computer enthusiast.
enˌthusiˈastic adjective (negative unenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval. an enthusiastic mountaineer.
enˌthusiˈastically adverb