eagerness
1. a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
avidity, avidness, keenness
• Derivationally related forms:
avid (for: avidness), avid (for: avidity), eager
• Hypernyms:
enthusiasm
• Hyponyms:
ardor, ardour, elan, zeal
2. prompt willingness
- readiness to continue discussions
- they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
- they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
- he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
• Syn:
readiness, zeal, forwardness
• Hypernyms:
willingness
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