Meaning & use
eagerness
Strong enthusiasm or impatient desire to do or experience something.
See it in a sentence
Her eagerness to start the new job was obvious from her early arrival.
The puppy's eagerness to play made training sessions both fun and exhausting.
A note on using this word
Often followed by an infinitive, as in 'eagerness to learn,' to specify what the enthusiasm is directed toward.
Words with a similar meaning
enthusiasmkeenness
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Words with an opposite meaning
reluctanceindifference
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