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enthusiasm

noun
/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/

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”).

  1. derived from ἐνθουσιασμός
  2. derived from enthusiasmus
  3. derived from enthousiasme

Definitions

  1. An intensity of feeling

    An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.

    • Try to curb your enthusiasm.
    • They have a great enthusiasm for country music.
    • By the end of this period pupils are expected to be reading simple books independently and with enthusiasm.

  2. Something in which one is keenly interested.

    • My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
    • Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits; […]

  3. Possession by a god

    Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

    • The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.

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Derived

counterenthusiasm, hyperenthusiasm, nonenthusiasm, overenthusiasm, penthusiasm, ultraenthusiasm, unenthusiasm

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at enthusiasm. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at enthusiasm. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at enthusiasm

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA