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enthusiastic

/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
en-thu-si-as-tic
IPA
/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

adj

Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós), from either ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós) or ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) + -τικός (-tikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐνθουσιαστικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
  • British English: /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more enthusiastic (comparative) most enthusiastic (superlative) enthusiastick (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

antienthusiastic enthusiastical enthusiastically hyperenthusiastic nonenthusiastic overenthusiastic pseudoenthusiastic superenthusiastic ultraenthusiastic unenthusiastic

Phrases

champ at the bit faunch at the bit fit to burst

Frequently Paired Words

enthusiasm enthusiast champ at the bit faunch at the bit fit to burst happy exciting active

Synonyms

ebullient lively keen ardent mad animated avid big [⇒ thesaurus] [on] bubbly eager earnest energetic

Antonyms

apathetic cold dispassionate frigid impassive indifferent languid lethargic listless lackadaisical unemotioned unenthusiastic

Rhymes With

fantastic plastic drastic sarcastic elastic scholastic stochastic monastic dynastic spastic bombastic thermoplastic

Questions

How do you pronounce enthusiastic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/.
What does enthusiastic mean?
With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
Where does enthusiastic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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