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He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions.
James Hogg

Meaning of "eagerness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EAGERNESS

eagerness  [ˈiːɡənɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAGERNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eagerness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EAGERNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god. Johnson's Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, defines enthusiasm as "a vain belief of private revelation; a vain confidence of divine favour or communication." In current English vernacular the word simply means intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. Originally, an enthusiast was a person possessed by a god. Applied by the Greeks to manifestations of divine possession, by Apollo, or by Dionysus, the term enthusiasm was also used in a transferred or figurative sense. Socrates taught that the inspiration of poets is a form of enthusiasm. Its uses were confined to a belief in religious inspiration, or to intense religious fervour or emotion. Thus, a Syrian sect of the 4th century was known as the Enthusiasts. They believed that "by perpetual prayer, ascetic practices and contemplation, man could become inspired by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the ruling evil spirit, which the fall had given to him". From their belief in the efficacy of prayer, they were also known as Euchites.

Definition of eagerness in the English dictionary

The definition of eagerness in the dictionary is enthusiasm and alacrity in wanting something or in wanting to do something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EAGERNESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
baroness
ˈbærənɪs
bitterness
ˈbɪtənɪs
cleverness
ˈklevənɪs
deaconess
ˈdiːkənɪs
dearness
ˈdɪənɪs
drunkenness
ˈdrʌŋkənɪs
fairness
ˈfɛənɪs
governess
ˈɡʌvənɪs
lioness
ˈlaɪənɪs
otherness
ˈʌðənɪs
overeagerness
ˌəʊvərˈiːɡənɪs
self-awareness
ˈsɛlfəˈwɛənɪs
sourness
ˈsaʊənɪs
tenderness
ˈtɛndənɪs
thoroughness
ˈθʌrənɪs
togetherness
təˈɡɛðənɪs
unawareness
ˌʌnəˈwɛənɪs
unfairness
ʌnˈfɛənɪs
wilderness
ˈwɪldənɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAGERNESS

each way
eachwhere
EACSO
eadish
Eadred
Eadwig
eager
eager beaver
eagerly
eagle
eagle eye
eagle owl
eagle ray
Eagle Scout
eagle-eyed
eagle-hawk
eaglestone
eaglet
eaglewood
eagre

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAGERNESS

a voice in the wilderness
Barrow-in-Furness
betterness
business
clearness
die in harness
farness
Furness
globularness
harness
in harness
in the wilderness
Inverness
nearness
poorness
queerness
Sheerness
slenderness
soberness
somberness
the Wilderness

Synonyms and antonyms of eagerness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EAGERNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eagerness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eagerness

Translation of «eagerness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAGERNESS

Find out the translation of eagerness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eagerness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eagerness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渴望
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afán
570 millions of speakers

English

eagerness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्सुकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рвение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ânsia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগ্রহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ardeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesungguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eifer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意欲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eagerness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không háo danh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆர்வம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्सुकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şevk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avidità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gorliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завзяття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dorința
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προθυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gretigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

iver
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

iver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eagerness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAGERNESS»

The term «eagerness» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.653 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAGERNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eagerness

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9 QUOTES WITH «EAGERNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eagerness.
1
Desiderius Erasmus
Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.
2
Foster Friess
Rick Santorum has so much potential and so much eagerness to serve our country.
3
William Godwin
Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education.
4
Zane Grey
I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.
5
James Hogg
He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions.
6
Illinois Jacquet
Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound.
7
Padma Lakshmi
All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.
8
Randy Neugebauer
When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.
9
Robert South
In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAGERNESS»

Discover the use of eagerness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eagerness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Edginess to Eagerness
I am a witness to this paradigm shift, and my personal experience is highlighted in this book. An eager person with a winning attitude accounts for 80 percent of the results in this country today.
Tobe Momah, 2012
2
The Use of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment ...
Key Words. Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES), Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women, Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse Treatment.
Norwil C. Frial, 2008
3
Social Capital and Information Technology
The Eagerness to Share: A Different View of the Role of Social Capital The results of the field experiment discussed above required us to reconsider our theoretical assumptions. In this section, we will first look at an alternative explanation for ...
Marleen Huysman, Volker Wulf, 2004
4
Bidding Strategies in Agent-Based Continuous Double Auctions
[27], [28] propose an eagerness factor which represents the minimum probability of obtaining the goods by the deadline. The eagerness factor is a measure of an agent's risk attitude. A low eagerness value means that the agent is willing to ...
Huiye Ma, 2008
5
Commentary on Second Corinthians (Commentary on the New ...
THE COMING OF TITUSAND OTHERS TO RECEIVE THE COLLECTION 2 Corinthians 8:16–9:5 8:16–17: But thanks to God, who gave the same eagerness [that we have] for you in the heart of Titus,17because he accepted [our] urging [ him to ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2011
6
The New Unconscious
It is rational for people to use either eagerness means or vigilance means in goal pursuit. As reflected in signal detection theory, each strategy contributes to accuracy. However, each strategy alone contributes to a unique bias in decision  ...
Ran R. Hassin Professor of Psychology The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, James S. Uleman Professor of Psychology New York University, John A. Bargh Professor of Psychology Yale University, 2004
7
Parasuicidality and Paradox: Breaking Through the Medical Model
Unconditional Positive Regard, Eagerness, and Urgency The attitudes of eagerness and urgency are only effective when clinicians re- gard their clients positively and without judgment. Both eagerness and urgency are attitudes that place ...
Ross D. Ellenhorn MSW, PhD, 2007
8
Eagerness Personal Truth Journal
Embrace Eagerness! Discover the pleasures of joyful journaling with one of Emma Austen's Personal Truth Journals and turn the moments of your life into cherished memories.
Emma Austen, 2013
9
Commentary on the New Testament
THE COMING OF TITUSAND OTHERS TO RECEIVE THE COLLECTION 2 Corinthians 8:16–9:5 8:16–17: But thanks to God, who gave the same eagerness [that we have] for you in the heart of Titus,17because he accepted [our] urging [ him to ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2010
10
The Ubiquitous Siva: Somananda's Sivadrsti and His Tantric ...
One understands eagerness when one casts a glance at the first movement of waveless water becoming extremely rough, and one sees it in the initial trembling of a hand becoming a fist. Consciousness that is self-contained140 gains a ...
John Nemec, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAGERNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eagerness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cisco spraying $1bn over the UK, hipsters set for well-earned cash …
The UK has been no secret of its eagerness to get big tech companies to invest. John Whittingdale, the UK's Secretary of State for Culture, ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
Whether "backdoor" or "front-door," government access imperils your …
Weitzner says that while he recognizes the desire to be able to recover relevant information to solve crimes, he views government eagerness ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
UK to develop Quantum 'universal' satellite
... to maritime companies, we're talking to data operators - and we will focus Quantum on those users where we feel the eagerness is greatest," ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
New Zealand's Harmful Digital Communications Act: Harmful to …
But in its eagerness to prevent "harmful" communications from spreading across the Net, and by providing streamlined, non-judicial methods to ... «EFF, Jul 15»
5
One Presidential Candidate Just Promised To Wage War In 4 …
Like Graham, the other authors of the letter have expressed eagerness for war with Iran. Though Graham cited the safety of both Iran's neighbor ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
6
Roberto Soldado hopes to end Tottenham pain with return to Spain
Tottenham are determined to hold out for a decent fee but they are confident of doing business, not least because of Soldado's eagerness to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
House approves overhaul of No Child Left Behind: What would new …
Many observers worry that in its eagerness to dial back overly prescriptive federal accountability measures, Congress is swinging the ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
8
US crude falls more than 1 percent on surprise stockpile build
Oil prices also felt pressure from Iran's eagerness to seal a nuclear accord that will allow it to resume crude exports without sanctions into an ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Bozak's future; arbitration; KHLers …
If Sherwood never becomes anything great at the junior level (and given the eagerness to sign him, that seems doubtful), they stuff him in the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
10
'Squaring Up to the Square Mile': the Map As Weapon
A blue fat cat denotes Energy & Other Corporations, including BP and BT, supposedly grouped together because of their eagerness to overcharge the consumer ... «Big Think, Jul 15»

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