enthusiasm (redirected from enthusiasms)

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

Noun

ardent and lively interest or eagerness: your enthusiasm for literature [Greek enthousiazein to be possessed by a god]

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

noun 2. interest, passion, rage, hobby, obsession, craze, fad (informal) mania, hobbyhorse

Translations

enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪæzəm] n → entusiasmo

enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪæzəm] n → enthousiasme m

enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪæzəm] n → Begeisterung f

enthusiasm [ɪnˈθuːzɪæzəm] n → entusiasmo

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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, geesdrifحَماس، تَحَمُّسентусиазъмnadšeníentusiasme; begejstringdie Begeisterungενθουσιασμόςentusiasmovaimustusاشتیاقinnostusenthousiasmeהִתלַהֲבוּתउत्साह, जोशoduševljenje, entuzijazamlelkesedéssemangatákafi, brennandi áhugientusiasmo熱中열의entuziazmasentuziasmssemangatenthousiasmebegeistring, entusiasme, henrykkelseentuzjazmentusiasmoentuziasmэнтузиазмnadšenienavdušenjeentuzijazamentusiasmความกระตือรือร้นheves, coşku熱情ентузіазм, захопленняاشتیاق ، خواہشمندیsự nhiệt tình热情

n enˈthusiast

a person filled with enthusiasm a computer enthusiast.rekenaarfoendie, rekenaargoëlaarهاوي حاسوبкомпютърен ентусиастpočítačový fanoušeknørdder Computer-freakλάτρης ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστώνmaniático de la informáticahäkkerکامپیوتر دوستintoilijafan d'informatiqueחוֹבֵב מַחשֵׁבִיםकंप्यूटर को लेकर उत्साहीkompjuterski entuzijast (fanatik)hekkerpenggemar komputerákafur áhugamaður(appassionato d'informatica)コンピュターおたく컴퓨터광, 해커kompiuterių aistruolis/fanatikasdatorfanspenggemar komputerenthousiastelingdatafrikzapaleniecentusiastaentu­ziastкомпьютерный фанатpočítačový fanatikračunalniški entuziastračunarski fanatikhacker, hackare, datanördผู้ทำงานอย่างหามรุ่งหามค่ำ (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์)bilgisayar tutkunu電腦玩家комп'ютерний експертکمپیوٹر کا ماہرngười say mê máy tính电脑玩家

adj enˌthusiˈastic

(negative unenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval an enthusiastic mountaineer.geesdriftigمُتَحَمِّسентусиазиранnadšenýentusiastiskbegeistertενθουσιώδηςentusiastainnustunudپر اشتیاقinnostunutenthousiasteנִלהַבउत्साहयुक्त, जोशपूर्णoduševljen, ushićenlelkesbersemangat, antusiasfullur ákafaentusiastico熱心な열광적인entuziastingassajūsmināts; aizrautīgspenuh bersemangatenthousiastbegeistret, entusiastisk, henryktentuzjastycznyentusiásticoentu­ziast, înflă­căratполный энтузиазмаnadšenýnavdušenpun entuzijazmaentusiastiskที่มีความกระตือรือร้นhevesli, şevkli熱情的，熱心的захоплений, сповнений ентузіазмуجوشیلاtràn đầy nhiệt tình热情的，热心的

adv enˌthusiˈastically

ywerig, geesdriftigبِحَماسентусиазираноnadšeněentusiastisktbegeistertενθουσιωδώςcon entusiasmoinnukaltبا شوق و ذوقinnostuneestiavec enthousiasmeבְּהִתלָהָבוּתउत्साहपूर्वकoduševljeno, zanesenolelkesedésselsecara bersemangat, antusiasaf ákafacon entusiasmo熱狂的に열광하여entuziastingaiaizrautīgidengan penuh bersemangatenthousiastbegeistret, entusiastisk, henryktentuzjastycznieentusiasticamentecu entu­ziasmвосторженноnadšenenavdušenos entuzijazmomentusiastisktด้วยความกระตือรือร้นhevesle, şevkle熱情地захопленоپر جوش انداز میںmột cách nhiệt tình热情地