eagerness
ea·ger·ness
готовність, готовість
готовность
Eifer
The state or quality of being eagerThe state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
UK/ˈiːɡənəs/US/ˈiɡɚnəs/
» She learned English with great eagerness.
Sie lernte mit großem Eifer Englisch.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
Eifer
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Tartness, sourness.
More definitions
- a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
- prompt willingness
Examples
9 sentencesShe learned English with great eagerness.
deSie lernte mit großem Eifer Englisch.
He was all eagerness to see her.
He admitted his eagerness to escape from here.
I noted a trace of eagerness in her voice.
ruЯ уловил в её голосе нотки нетерпения.
Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
The state or quality of being eager:
Origin
From Middle English egernesse, egrenesse; equivalent to eager + -ness.From Middle English egernesse, egrenesse; equivalent to eager + -ness.
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Forms
plural: eagernessesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedeager
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable