Standard Lemma guide

enthusiastic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, UK: /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
  • Canada, US: /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æstɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N TH UW2 Z IY0 AE1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an enthusiastic lover of art

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ebullient, lively, keen, ardent

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having or showing great excitement and interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • enthusiastic crowds filled the streets
  • an enthusiastic response
  • was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unenthusiastic

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: entoesiasties — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Arabic: مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Armenian: խանդավառ (xandavaṙ) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Basque: gogotsu — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Bulgarian: страстен (strasten) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Bulgarian: възторжен (vǎztoržen) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Catalan: entusiàstic — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱心 /热心 (rèxīn) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱情 /热情 (rèqíng) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 很感興趣的 /很感兴趣的 (hěn gǎn xìngqù de) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激動 /激动 (jīdòng) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Czech: nadšený — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Danish: entusiastisk — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Dutch: enthousiast — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Esperanto: entuziasma — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Finnish: innokas — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Finnish: innostunut — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • French: enthousiaste — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Galician: entusiástico — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • German: enthusiastisch — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • German: begeistert — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Greek: ενθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Ancient Greek: πρόθυμος (próthumos) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Hindi: उत्साही (utsāhī) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Hindi: उत्साहित (utsāhit) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Hungarian: lelkes — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Indonesian: antusias — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Italian: entusiasta — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Japanese: 熱心 (nesshin) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Javanese: grengseng — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Javanese: gumrengseng — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Korean: 열광적인 (yeolgwangjeogin) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Korean: 열성의 (yeolseong'ui) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Latin: cupiens — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Latin: studiōsus — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Latin: avidus — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Latin: enthusiasticus — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Manx: ard-jeean — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Māori: matangareka — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Māori: whiwhita — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Māori: hauoraora — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Māori: ngākau whakapuke — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Māori: kohara — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Marathi: उत्साही (utsāhī) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Norwegian Bokmål: entusiastisk — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: entusiastisk — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Portuguese: entusiástico — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Portuguese: entusiasmado — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Romanian: entuziast — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Romanian: entuziasmat — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Russian: восто́рженный (vostóržennyj) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Russian: по́лный энтузиа́зма (pólnyj entuziázma) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Russian: стра́стный (strástnyj) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Scottish Gaelic: dian — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Scottish Gaelic: dealasach — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Serbo-Croatian: entuzijàstičan — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Serbo-Croatian: zanèsen — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Slovak: entuziastický — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Spanish: entusiasmado — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Spanish: entusiástico — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Swedish: entusiastisk — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Thai: กระตือรือร้น (grà-dtʉʉ-rʉʉ-rón) — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Turkish: hevesli — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Vietnamese: hăng hái — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Vietnamese: nhiệt tình — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Volapük: lanälik — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
  • Welsh: brwdfrydig — with zealous fervor; excited, motivated
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