Definitions for EAGERNESS
ea·ger·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. eagerness, avidity, avidness, keennessnoun

   a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

2. readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardnessnoun

   prompt willingness

   "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eagernessnoun

   The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

2. eagernessnoun

   Tartness; sourness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eagernessnoun

   Etymology: from eager.

   1. Keenness of desire; ardour of inclination.

   She knew her distance, and did angle for me,
   Madding my eagerness with her restraint. William Shakespeare.

   Have you not seen, when whistled from the fist,
   Some falcon stoop’d at what her eye design’d,
   And, with her eagerness, the quarry miss’d. Dryden.

   The eagerness and strong bent of the mind after knowledge, if not warily regulated, is often an hindrance to it. John Locke.

   Detraction and obloquy are received with as much eagerness as wit and humour. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   Juba lives to catch
   That dear embrace, and to return it too,
   With mutual warmth and eagerness of love. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   His continued application to publick affairs diverts him from those pleasures, which are pursued with eagerness by princes who have not the publick so much at heart. Addison.

   The things of this world, with whatever eagerness they engage our pursuit, leave us still empty and unsatisfied with their fruition. John Rogers, Sermons.

   2. Impetuosity; vehemence; violence.

   It finds them in the eagerness and height of their devotion; they are speechless for the time that it continues, and prostrate and dead when it departs. Dryden.

   I’ll kill thee with such eagerness of haste,
   As fiends, let loose, would lay all nature waste. John Dryden, Aur.

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1. eagerness

   Eagerness is a strong desire, enthusiasm or passion to do or achieve something. It often implies a sense of excitement or readiness to execute a particular action or engage in an activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eagernessnoun

   the state or quality of being eager; ardent desire

2. Eagernessnoun

   tartness; sourness

Matched Categories

1. • Willingness

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How to pronounce EAGERNESS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say EAGERNESS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EAGERNESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EAGERNESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of EAGERNESS in a Sentence

1. John Gulledge:

   My greatest personal qualities I possessed during that time were my availability and eagerness to learn, i used to gobble up hours from other workers that had other plans or simply did not want to work.

2. David Letterman:

   When our announcer of 15 years Bill Wendell retired, producer Robert Morton came to my office with an audio tape containing auditions for several announcers. Alan’s was the first and only voice we listened to. We knew he would be our choice, whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television. Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself. Did I mention he could sing? Yes he could. He enthusiastically did it all. A very sad day, but many great memories.

3. George Eliot, Middlemarch:

   What we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

4. Samuel Johnson:

   There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.

5. David Letterman:

   When our announcer of 15 years Bill Wendell retired, producer Robert Morton came to my office with an audio tape containing auditions for several announcers, alan's was the first and only voice we listened to. We knew Alan Kalter RIP would be our choice. Whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television. Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself. Did I mention he could sing ? Yes he could. He enthusiastically did it all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EAGERNESS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eagerness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=EAGERNESS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EAGERNESS
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=EAGERNESS