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enthusiasm.

An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈθuziæzəm//ɪnˈθjuːziæzm̩//-θɪu̯-//ɛn-/
  1. An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

    countable · uncountable
    Try to curb your enthusiasm.
    They have a great enthusiasm for country music.
  2. Something in which one is keenly interested.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

    countable · historical · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

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