enthusiasm
/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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; […]"
- "The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: enthousiasme, enthusiasmus, ἐνθουσιασμός