enthusiastic

en·thu·si·as·tic

 (ĕn-tho͞o′zē-ăs′tĭk)
adj.
Having or demonstrating enthusiasm.

en·thu′si·as′ti·cal·ly adv.
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enthusiastic

(ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk)
adj
filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatical; keen
enˌthusiˈastically adv
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en•thu•si•as•tic

(ɛnˌθu ziˈæs tɪk)

adj.
full of or characterized by enthusiasm; eager.
[1595–1605; < Greek]
en•thu`si•as′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
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enthusiastic

adjective keen, earnest, spirited, committed, excited, devoted, warm, eager, lively, passionate, vigorous, ardent, hearty, exuberant, avid, fervent, zealous, ebullient, vehement, wholehearted, full of beans (informal), fervid, keen as mustard, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal) The band drew a huge and enthusiastic crowd.
cool, bored, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, dispassionate, blasé, nonchalant, unenthusiastic, half-hearted
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enthusiastic

adjective
Showing or having enthusiasm:
Informal: crazy.
Slang: gung ho, nuts.
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Translations
مُتَحَمِّسمُتَحَمِّسٌ
nadšenýdychtivý
entusiastiskivrig efter
begeistertenthusiastisch
ενθουσιώδης
entusiastaresueltoaficionado
innokas
enthousiastecourageux
entuzijastičangorljivzanesen
fullur ákafa
entusiastaappassionatoentusiasmato
熱心な
열심인
enthousiast
entusiastiskivrig
entuzjastycznyzapalony
entusiástico
восторженныйжаждатьувлеченный
entuziastický
navdušen
angelägenentusiastisk
กระตือรือร้น
hevesliisteklişevkli
nhiệt tìnhsay mê
热情的渴望的热心的

enthusiastic

[ɪnˌθuːzɪˈæstɪk] ADJ [skier, supporter, crowd, applause] → entusiasta
to be enthusiastic about [+ photography, chess, art] → ser un entusiasta de; [+ idea, suggestion] → estar entusiasmado con
to be enthusiastic about doing sthestar entusiasmado por hacer algo
to become enthusiastic about sthentusiasmarse con algo
she was less than enthusiastic about the ideano le entusiasmaba nada la idea
I tried to sound enthusiasticintenté parecer entusiasmado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

enthusiastic

[ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk] adj
[person] → enthousiaste
to be enthusiastic about sth → être enthousiasmé(e) par qch
[response] → enthousiaste; [welcome] → enthousiaste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

enthusiastic

adjbegeistert, enthusiastisch; he was very enthusiastic about the planer war von dem Plan äußerst begeistert; to be enthusiastic about doing somethingetw mit Begeisterung tun; (in future) → sich darauf freuen, etw zu tun; he was enthusiastic in his praise of iter lobte es begeistert; they had been a little too enthusiastic when buying the ingredientssie waren beim Einkaufen der Zutaten ein bisschen über das Ziel hinausgeschossen; to be less than enthusiastic (about something)nicht gerade (von etw) begeistert sein; to be less than enthusiastic about doing somethingnicht gerade wild darauf sein, etw zu tun; to wax enthusiastic (about something) (→ über etw acc) → in Begeisterung geraten
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enthusiastic

[ɪnˌθuːzɪˈæstɪk] adj (response) → entusiastico/a; (person) → entusiasta
to be enthusiastic about sth/sb → essere entusiasta di qc/qn
to become enthusiastic about sth → entusiasmarsi per qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

enthusiastic

مُتَحَمِّس, مُتَحَمِّسٌ dychtivý, nadšený entusiastisk, ivrig efter begeistert, enthusiastisch ενθουσιώδης entusiasta, resuelto innokas enthousiaste entuzijastičan, gorljiv appassionato, entusiasta 熱心な 열심인 enthousiast entusiastisk, ivrig entuzjastyczny, zapalony entusiástico жаждать, увлеченный angelägen, entusiastisk กระตือรือร้น hevesli, istekli nhiệt tình, say mê 渴望的, 热情的
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