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Pronunciation / Transliteration: enthousiasme
"Il a accepté la proposition avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
"Her enthusiasm for the project was infectious."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word enthousiasmos, meaning 'inspired or possessed by a god', stemming from enthous (en- 'in' + theos 'god'). Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting religious frenzy or divine inspiration to describing intense eager enjoyment, interest, or approval in secular contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Enthusiasm" is said worldwide
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enthousiasme
Transliteration: enthousiasme
"Il a accepté la proposition avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme."
Enthusiasmus
Transliteration: Enthusiasmus
"Sie zeigte großen Enthusiasmus für die neue Idee."
entusiasmo
Transliteration: entusiasmo
"Il pubblico ha accolto la notizia con grande entusiasmo."
entusiasmo
Transliteration: entusiasmo
"Trabaja con mucho entusiasmo todos los días."
entusiasmo
Transliteration: entusiasmo
"O projeto foi recebido com grande entusiasmo."
उत्साह
Transliteration: utsāh
"उसने बड़े उत्साह के साथ खेल में भाग लिया।"
热情
Transliteration: rèqíng
"他对学习外语充满了热情。"
열정
Transliteration: yeoljeong
"그녀는 일에 대한 열정이 넘친다."
熱意
Transliteration: netsui
"彼らは新しいプロジェクトに熱意を示した。"
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