enthusiasm
a feeling of excitement
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,264 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,716 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a feeling of excitement
- overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval also: exuberance, ebullience
- a lively interest enthusiasm for his program is growing
enthusiasm in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was full of enthusiasm for the country, loved the outdoor life.
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1
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As he was bathing them, after breakfast, he tried to enlist Fuji's enthusiasm.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1
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Then the ladies stood together and talked of her, not with absolute enthusiasm.
Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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One enthusiasm he had, which was of the nature of a religion--the cultivation of pansies.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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Day after day, while the country was in an uproar of enthusiasm, Johnny lay unconscious, breathing, and doing no more.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1