enthusiasm

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something in which one is keenly interested.
3. (countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

Synonyms

zeal

ardor

fervor

ardour

eagerness

passion

excitement

zest

spirit

interest

fervour

alacrity

exuberance

ecstasy

ebullience

earnestness

rapture

energy

fire

🔥

encouragement

liveliness

verve

elan

will

urging

mania

animation

morale

gusto

keenness

verfour

willingness

vigor

vigour

vitality

fervor

relish

desire

exaltation

evangelism

delight

support

heat

energetic

determination

emotion

feeling

fervency

swelling

fervour

Translations

enthousiasme

entusiasmo

entusiasmo

Begeisterung

Enthusiasmus

enthousiasme

ενθουσιασμός

entusiasmo

entusiasme

Eifer

geestdrift

passion

heves

şevk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈθjuːziæz(ə)m/

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”).