Eagerness

  • 51alacrity — noun /əˈlæk.ɹɪ.ti,əˈlæk.ɹə.ti/ a) Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm. Ill get into the clothes this minute, if theyre here, said Sam, with great alacrity. b) Promptness; speed. This evening, however, he was struck by the beaming alacrity of the… …

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  • 52avidity — noun a) Greediness; strong appetite. to eat with avidity b) Eagerness; intenseness of desire Come, walk up, and purchase with avidity,Overcome your diffidence and natural timidity. Syn: eagerness …

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  • 53strenuousness — noun The state or character of being strenuous; eagerness; earnestness; active zeal. Syn: strenuosity, eagerness, earnestness …

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  • 54Marianne Dashwood — Full name Marianne Dashwood Gender Female Height Taller than her sister Elinor Age 16 at beginning of novel Income £200/year …

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  • 55SOCRATES — Stages Of Change, Readiness, And Treatment Eagerness Scale (Medical) Stages Of Change Readiness And Treatment Eagerness Scale (Medical » Physiology) * System of Cellular Radio for Traffic Efficiency and Safety (Governmental » Transportation) *… …

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  • 56équivalent — 1. équivalent, ente [ ekivalɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1361; bas lat. æquivalens (XII e), de æquivalere « avoir une valeur égale » 1 ♦ Dont la quantité a la même valeur. ⇒ égal. Leurs parts d héritage sont équivalentes. « J inflige aux trois maîtres [...]… …

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  • 57alacrity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. promptness, speed; zeal, eagerness. See activity, earliness, desire. Ant., apathy, laziness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. alertness, promptness, readiness, quickness; see action 1 , willingness . III… …

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  • 58ambition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. purpose, wish, hope, desire, intention; aspiration, goal, end; resolve; zeal. See desire. Ant., indifference, satisfaction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Eager deSire] Syn. aspiration, ambitiousness, drive,… …

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  • 59belligerent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bellicose, warlike, pugnacious, quarrelsome. See contention, attack. n. combatant. Ant., peaceful; noncombatant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warlike, pugnacious, hostile, quarrelsome, contentious,… …

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  • 60curiosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Eagerness to learn Nouns 1. curiosity, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness; meddling, nosiness; sightseeing; voyeurism; morbid curiosity, prurience. See… …

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