enthusiasm

Substantivhäufig in Dialogen

//ɪnˈθuziæzəm//
//ɪnˈθjuːziæzm̩//
//-θɪu̯-//
//ɛn-//

An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

Substantiv

1
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
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
historischPossession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.

Herkunft

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”).

Formen

Plural: enthusiasms

entertainer · A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a…entertaining · Very amusing; that entertains.entertainment · An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion,…

enthusiasm · An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

enthusiastic · With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.entire · Whole; complete.entirely · To the full or entire extent.

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