The meaning of Eagerness

noun

Great enthusiasm or passion.

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The rebuff did little to dampen his ardour

noun

Great enthusiasm or love

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His ardour for her cooled after only a few weeks.

noun

Keen interest or enthusiasm.

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He read detective stories with avidity

noun

The quality of being extremely eager or interested

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He studied indian history with avidity., it seems i'm an ideal target for advertisers, and i am per…

noun

The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

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The company's commitment to quality

noun

A promise to give yourself, your money, your time, etc., to support or buy something

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Try the product for two weeks with no commitment to buy.

noun

A promise or firm decision to do something, or the fact of promising something

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He was encouraged by the commitment of car manufacturers to improving dealer profitability., the ma…

noun

The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose.

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His dedication to his duties

noun

The activity of giving a lot of your energy and time to something you think is important

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[ u ] dedication to worthy causes, [ u ] the mayor made a speech at the dedication ceremony for the…

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

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He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

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He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

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[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

Sincere and intense conviction.

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He tells his story with intense earnestness

noun

Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

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Her energy and enthusiasm for life

noun

A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and a desire to be involved in it, or a subject that produces such a feeling

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[ u ] i find that i’m losing my enthusiasm for the game., [ c ] parents need to share their enthusi…

noun

Intense and passionate feeling.

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He talked with all the fervour of a new convert

noun

Strong and sincere beliefs

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The country was swept by patriotic fervour., nationalist/religious fervour

noun

Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

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Mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles

noun

Insatiable desire for wealth

noun

A strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money

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He was motivated by pure greed., he was greedy for power.

noun

A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.

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She was faint with hunger

verb

Have a strong desire or craving for.

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He hungered for a sense of self-worth

noun

The uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach caused by the need for or lack of food

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Mother teresa devoted her life to fighting hunger in the poorest parts of the world., a hunger for …

noun

The tendency to be impatient; irritability or restlessness.

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She crumpled up the pages in a burst of impatience

noun

The feeling of being annoyed by someone's mistakes or because you have to wait

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"i've shown you how to do this before," she said, unable to disguise her impatience., there's a gro…

noun

The quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness.

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He has expressed his keenness to retain his job

noun

A yearning desire.

Usage examples:

Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days

adjective

Having or showing a yearning desire.

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Her longing eyes

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

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She longed for a little more excitement

noun

Strong and barely controllable emotion.

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A man of impetuous passion

noun

A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something.

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They quenched their thirst with spring water

verb

Have a strong desire for something.

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An opponent thirsting for revenge

noun

The need or desire to drink something, esp. water

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He took a long drink of water to quench his thirst., she slaked her thirst for knowledge by reading…

noun

The fact that an animal or a person wants to eat a large amount of food

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The requirement for prey depended on the voracity of the beetles., the young insects feed with asto…

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

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We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

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The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement

verb

Present participle of wish

Usage examples:

I wish (that) i was/were a bit taller., i wish (that) you were coming with me, peter., i wish (that…

noun

A feeling of intense longing for something.

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He felt a yearning for the mountains

adjective

Involving or expressing yearning.

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A yearning hope

verb

Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Usage examples:

She yearned for a glimpse of him

noun

Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

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His zeal for privatization

noun

Great enthusiasm or interest

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Religious zeal, [ + to infinitive ] in his zeal to get his work finished on time, he made a lot of …

noun

Great enthusiasm and energy.

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They campaigned with zest and intelligence

verb

Scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.

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Zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith

noun

Enthusiasm and energy

Usage examples:

She’s over 80, but she still has an amazing zest for life.