eagerness (noun)

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• eagerness — eager ► ADJECTIVE 1) strongly wanting to do or have. 2) keenly expectant or interested. DERIVATIVES eagerly adverb eagerness noun. ORIGIN originally also in the sense «pungent, sour»: from Old French aigre keen , from Latin acer sharp, pungent …   English terms dictionary

• eagerness — noun The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling… …   Wiktionary

• eagerness — noun the eagerness of potential buyers Syn: keenness, enthusiasm, avidity, fervor, zeal, wholeheartedness, earnestness, commitment, dedication; impatience, desire, longing, yearning, hunger, appetite, ambition, yen …   Thesaurus of popular words

• eagerness — noun 1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑avidity, ↑avidness, ↑keenness • Derivationally related forms: ↑avid (for: ↑avidness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• eagerness — noun see eager …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eager — adjective 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do: There was a queue of eager schoolchildren outside the theatre. | eager to do sth: Clara was eager to tell her side of the story. | eager… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• eager — adjective Etymology: Middle English egre, from Anglo French egre, aigre, from Latin acer more at edge Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic sharp b. obsolete sour 2. marked by …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• eager — adjective strongly wanting to do or have something. ↘keenly expectant or interested. Phrases eager beaver informal an enthusiastic person who works very hard. Derivatives eagerly adverb eagerness noun Origin ME (also in the sense pungent, sour ) …   English new terms dictionary

• eager — [ˈiːgə] adj 1) very keen to do something, or excited about something that is going to happen The girls were eager for new experiences.[/ex] He s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening.[/ex] eagerly adv 2) the most eagerly awaited film …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• eager — /ˈigə / (say eeguh) adjective 1. keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for it; eager to do it. 2. characterised by great earnestness. {Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Latin ācer sharp} –eagerly,… …  

• eager — ► ADJECTIVE 1) strongly wanting to do or have. 2) keenly expectant or interested. DERIVATIVES eagerly adverb eagerness noun. ORIGIN originally also in the sense «pungent, sour»: from Old French aigre keen , from Latin acer sharp, pungent …   English terms dictionary