Eagerness
61willingness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. voluntariness (see will); penchant, desire; docility, pliability; goodwill; alacrity, eagerness; assent, compliance, consent; pleasure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. zeal, enthusiasm, readiness, earnestness …
62zeal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earnestness, devotion, dedication; passion; soul, spirit, ardor, fervor, verve, enthusiasm, eagerness, warmth, energy; zealotry, fanaticism. See activity, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Enthusiasm]… …
63impatience — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Irritability] Syn. fretfulness, hastiness, quick temper; see anger , annoyance 1 . 2. [Restlessness] Syn. eagerness, agitation, disquietude, anxiety; see care 2 , excitement , nervousness 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3… …
64Willingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Willingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 willingness willingness voluntariness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 willing mind willing mind heart GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disposition disposition inclination leaning …
65Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
66Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …
67eager — ea|ger [ˈi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aigre, from Latin acer sharp ] 1.) very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do eager to do sth ▪ I was eager to get back to work… …
68Phinehas, ben-Yair — (2nd half of 2nd century) Tanna. Phinehas was known for his extreme goodness and his ladder to saintliness was constantly quoted as a guiding principle to later generations: ‘Caution [against evil] leads to Eagerness [for good], Eagerness to… …
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69avidity — (n.) mid 15c., eagerness, zeal, from O.Fr. avidite avidity, greed, from L. aviditatem (nom. aviditas) eagerness, avidity, noun of quality from avidus (see AVID (Cf. avid)) …
70eager — adjective 1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do: There was a queue of eager schoolchildren outside the theatre. | eager to do sth: Clara was eager to tell her side of the story. | eager… …
