eagerness
81(s)p(h)eu-d- — (s)p(h)eu d English meaning: to press, hurry Deutsche Übersetzung: “drũcken, with Nachdruck betreiben, eilen” Material: Pers. poy “haste, hurry” (Iran. *pauda ), parth. pwd “run, flow”; Gk. σπεύδω ‘spute mich, hurry; bin emsig,… …
82eager — eager1 [ē′gər] adj. [ME egre < OFr aigre < L acer, sharp, acute, ardent, eager: see ACID] 1. feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent 2. Archaic sharp; keen eagerly adv. eagerness n. SYN. EAGER1 implies… …
83ardor — noun 1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) (Freq. 3) they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor he felt a kind of religious zeal • Syn: ↑ardour, ↑elan, ↑zeal • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
84avidity — noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • Syn: ↑eagerness, ↑avidness, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑avid (for: ↑avidness), ↑avid, ↑ …
85avidness — noun a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something • Syn: ↑eagerness, ↑avidity, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑avid, ↑avid (for: ↑avidity), ↑ …
86elan — noun 1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor he felt a kind of religious zeal • Syn: ↑ardor, ↑ardour, ↑zeal • Derivationally related forms: ↑zealous …
87forwardness — noun 1. an advanced stage the forwardness of the harvest this year the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter • Derivationally related forms: ↑forward • Hypernyms: ↑earliness 2. prompt willingness readiness t …
88keenness — noun 1. a quick and penetrating intelligence (Freq. 1) he argued with great acuteness I admired the keenness of his mind • Syn: ↑acuteness, ↑acuity, ↑sharpness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
89readiness — noun 1. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (Freq. 3) putting them in readiness their preparation was more than adequate • Syn: ↑preparedness, ↑preparation • Derivationally related forms …
90fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… …
