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enthusiasm

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
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/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/ · /ɪnˈθjuːziæzm̩/ · /-θɪu̯-/ · /ɛn-/

Definition of enthusiasm

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
    “Try to curb your enthusiasm.”
    “They have a great enthusiasm for country music.”
    “By the end of this period pupils are expected to be reading simple books independently and with enthusiasm.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
    “Try to curb your enthusiasm.”
    “They have a great enthusiasm for country music.”
    “By the end of this period pupils are expected to be reading simple books independently and with enthusiasm.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Something in which one is keenly interested.
    “My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.”
    “Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits; […]”
  3. (countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable)Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
    “The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.”

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Etymology

First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).

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