A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Enthusiastic — En*thu si*as tic, n. An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthusiastic — index eager, earnest, ecstatic, fanatical, fervent, industrious, ready (willing), sanguine … Law dictionary
enthusiastic — c.1600, pertaining to possession by a deity, from Gk. enthousiastikos inspired, from enthousiazein (see ENTHUSIASM (Cf. enthusiasm)). Meaning pertaining to irrational delusion in religion is from 1690s. The main modern sense, in reference to… … Etymology dictionary
enthusiastic — [adj] interested, excited agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, attracted, avid, bugged*, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, dying to*, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gaga* … New thesaurus
enthusiastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing great enthusiasm. DERIVATIVES enthusiastically adverb … English terms dictionary
enthusiastic — [en tho͞o΄zē as′tik, enthyo͞o΄zē as′tik; intho͞o΄zē as′tik, inthyo͞o΄zē as′tik] adj. [Gr enthousiastikos] 1. having or showing enthusiasm; ardent 2. of, or having the nature of, enthusiasm enthusiastically adv … English World dictionary
enthusiastic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely … Collocations dictionary
enthusiastic — en|thu|si|as|tic S3 [ınˌθju:ziˈæstık US ınˌθu: ] adj feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something enthusiastic about (doing) sth ▪ All the staff are enthusiastic about the project. ▪ The singer got an enthusiastic reception … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthusiastic — en|thu|si|as|tic [ ın,θuzi æstık ] adjective ** very interested in something or excited by it: Business leaders gave an enthusiastic welcome to the proposal. enthusiastic about: For a while, we were enthusiastic about the idea. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
enthusiastic — [[t]ɪnθju͟ːziæ̱stɪk, AM θu͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n If you are enthusiastic about something, you show how much you like or enjoy it by the way that you behave and talk. Tom was very enthusiastic about the place... Bob Dole seemed less… … English dictionary
