Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

    Eifer

  2. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Tartness, sourness.

More definitions
  • a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  • prompt willingness

Examples

9 sentences
  1. She learned English with great eagerness.

    deSie lernte mit großem Eifer Englisch.

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  2. He was all eagerness to see her.

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  3. He admitted his eagerness to escape from here.

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  4. I noted a trace of eagerness in her voice.

    ruЯ уловил в её голосе нотки нетерпения.

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  5. Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.

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Translations

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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: eagernesses

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedeager

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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