enthusiasm
/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
noun
An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
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Noun 2 meanings
An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
“Try to curb your enthusiasm.”
Something in which one is keenly interested.
Where it comes from
Etymology
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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ENTHUSIASM at a glance
ENTHUSIASM has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 + U 1 + S 1 + I 1 + A 1 + S 1 + M 3) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,791 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with enthusiasm
All rhymes- SARCASM11
- CHASM12
- SPASM9
- CYTOPLASM18
- PHANTASM15
- NEOPLASM12
- GERMPLASM16
- ICONOCLASM16
- ECTOPLASM15
- PROTOPLASM16
- BRONCHOSPASM23
- CHIASM13
One letter away
- ENTHUSIAST13
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