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nounkeen interest, excitement

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Enthusiasm is lively interest or eagerness.

Similar words are keenness and avidity, but their adjective forms are much more common: keen and avid (which are both synonyms for the adjective enthusiastic).

To show enthusiasm about something is often to show excitement about it.

In the context of enthusiasm for a topic, interest, or endeavor, even stronger words are passion and zeal. A more formal word is ardor.

Someone who is considered to have too much enthusiasm for something might be described as overenthusiastic or overzealous. Such a person’s enthusiasm might be called obsessed. In a more colloquial sense, you might be a bit much.

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Now Tinder will find out if audiences in the rest of the world, where its competes with a large roster of other dating apps, will respond to “Swipe Night” with the same level of enthusiasm.

TINDER’S INTERACTIVE VIDEO EVENT ‘SWIPE NIGHT’ WILL LAUNCH IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THIS MONTHCATHERINE SHUSEPTEMBER 4, 2020TECHCRUNCH

Hadiqa Bashir, on an attempted marriage when she was 11When we chat, Bashir’s voice is filled with a nonchalant and childish enthusiasm, and yet there is something omniscient about the way she speaks.

THE TEENAGER BREAKING UP CHILD MARRIAGES, DOOR TO DOORPALLABI MUNSISEPTEMBER 2, 2020OZY

Despite pleas to stay away, the president said his visit to Kenosha would “increase enthusiasm” in Wisconsin—a key battleground state ahead of November’s presidential election.

DESPITE PLEAS TO STAY AWAY, TRUMP VISITS KENOSHAARIC JENKINSSEPTEMBER 1, 2020FORTUNE

Sprokkreeff offered a company-wide mental health day at Webprofits this year, to much enthusiasm.

HOW MANAGERS CAN RECOGNIZE BURNOUT REMOTELYKRISTINE GILLAUGUST 28, 2020FORTUNE

The upcoming four-for-one stock split, a move that has no effect on share price but often spurs investor enthusiasm, is one measure of Apple’s success under Cook.

APPLE CEO TIM COOK IS FULFILLING ANOTHER STEVE JOBS VISIONRACHEL SCHALLOMAUGUST 24, 2020FORTUNE

Even though there’s plenty of enthusiasm for Europe, it doesn’t necessarily mean investors will be right.

LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE U.S., INVESTORS BET ON A RECOVERING EUROPEKDUNN6AUGUST 24, 2020FORTUNE

Enthusiastic votes count just as much as unenthusiastic ones, meaning an enthusiasm gap would only really matter in a close election.

WHY TRUMP — NOT BIDEN — MIGHT HAVE AN ENTHUSIASM PROBLEMMICHAEL TESLERJULY 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

No enthusiasm advantage — no matter how big — could possibly make up for that kind of a gap.

WHY TRUMP — NOT BIDEN — MIGHT HAVE AN ENTHUSIASM PROBLEMMICHAEL TESLERJULY 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

These practical demonstrations occurred usually in the opening enthusiasm of the term.

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In Manila particularly, amidst the pealing of bells and strains of music, unfeigned enthusiasm and joy were everywhere evident.

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