enthusiasm | Definition of enthusiasm

1 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

this year's enthusiasm is often next year's laughingstock

Synonyms of enthusiasm

buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, fad, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogue

Words Related to enthusiasm

nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder)

new wave

crush, infatuation

fervor, passion

furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar

bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement

novelty, wrinkle

caprice, fancy, whim

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

classic, standard

2 urgent desire or interest

in my enthusiasm to get going, I forgot to pack any foul-weather clothing

Synonyms of enthusiasm

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst

Words Related to enthusiasm

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness

Antonyms of enthusiasm

apathy, indifference

3 depth of feeling

spoke about wildlife conservation with evident enthusiasm

Synonyms of enthusiasm

ardency, ardor, emotion, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, heat, intenseness, intensity, passion, passionateness, vehemence, violence, warmth, white heat

Words Related to enthusiasm

cathexis

emotionalism, emotionality, histrionics, mawkishness, melodrama, sappiness, sentimentality

eagerness, earnestness, excitement, gusto, keenness, zest

fanaticism, fever, hot-bloodedness, infatuation, mania, obsession, zeal

compassion, responsiveness, sentiment, sympathy, tenderness

torridity, torridness

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

aloofness, calmness, collectedness, composure, detachedness, dryness, phlegm, reserve, reservedness, reticence, taciturnity

apathy, indifference, stoicism, stoniness, unconcern

stiffness, woodenness

chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness

Antonyms of enthusiasm

impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitiveness, insensitivity

Synonyms and Antonyms of enthusiasm

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