English noun: enthusiasm |
1. | enthusiasm (feeling) a feeling of excitement |
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| Broader (hypernym) | feeling |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | avidity, avidness, eagerness, exuberance, gusto, keenness, relish, technophilia, zest, zestfulness |
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2. | enthusiasm (attribute) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval |
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| Synonyms | ebullience, exuberance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | lyricism, madness, rabidity, rabidness |
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3. | enthusiasm (cognition) a lively interest |
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| Samples | Enthusiasm for his program is growing.
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| Broader (hypernym) | interest, involvement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Anglomania, balletomania |
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