Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excited

/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cit-ed
IPA: /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

adj

Being in a state of higher energy.

adj

Having an erection; erect.

adj

Sexually aroused.

verb

simple past and past participle of excite

Example Sentences

"He was very excited about his promotion."
"Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today"
"The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state."
"When you lick my neck like that, I get really excited, baby!"

Etymology

From excite + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more excited (comparative) most excited (superlative)

Derived Forms

deexcited excimer exciplex excitedly excitedness hyperexcited nervicited nervited nonexcited overexcited sadcited superexcited

Phrases

excited delirium excited state Excited States Excited States of America sad-cited self-excited

Frequently Paired Words

happy nervous

Synonyms

enthusiastic aflutter delirious aboil amped atwitter eager enthused fever-pitched fired up gassed geed up

Antonyms

bored bummed disappointed underwhelmed unexcited

Rhymes With

invited cited delighted lighted farsighted

Questions

How do you pronounce excited?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/.
What does excited mean?: Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
Where does excited come from?: From excite + -ed.

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