eagerness
The state or quality of being eagerThe state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
» She learned English with great eagerness.
Sie lernte mit großem Eifer Englisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
Eifer
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Tartness, sourness.
- 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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — odexed
Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.