WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•thu•si•as•tic /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- greatly interested in or deeply involved:an enthusiastic hockey fan.
- enthusiastic is an adjective, enthusiasm and enthusiast are nouns:They gave us an enthusiastic welcome. We were welcomed with enthusiasm. There were some water-polo enthusiasts in the group.
en•thu•si•as•tic
(en tho̅o̅′zē as′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
en•thu′si•as′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- full of or characterized by enthusiasm;
ardent:He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- Greek enthousiastikós. See enthusiast, -ic
- 1595–1605
- eager, fervent, zealous, passionate, vehement, fervid, impassioned.
'enthusiastically' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ball
- belter
- boosterism
- born-again
- discuss
- fad
- fan club
- geek
- hail
- heart
- into
- lap
- launch
- merrymaker
- merrymaking
- nerd
- plump
- praise
- quasi-enthusiastically
- root
- sing
- taken
- talk
- throw