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All eagerness synonyms

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noun eagerness

  • longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
  • impatience — lack of patience.
  • hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
  • zeal — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
  • ardor — emotional warmth; passion
  • thirst — a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
  • yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
  • fervor — great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
  • ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
  • keenness — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
  • anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
  • zest — keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
  • alacrity — If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
  • earnestness — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
  • voracity — the condition or quality of being voracious.
  • gusto — hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto. Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
  • solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
  • avidity — the quality or state of being avid
  • zing — vitality, animation, or zest.
  • vehemence — the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
  • promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
  • quickness — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
  • heartiness — warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
  • intentness — firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind: an intent gaze.
  • impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
  • greediness — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
  • readiness — the condition of being ready.
  • willingness — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
  • fervour — great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
  • anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
  • ardour — Ardour is a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
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