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| excited adj | (animated, enthusiastic) | opgewonden, enthousiast bn |
| | The excited puppy ran in circles around the garden. |
| | Nell starts school tomorrow and she's very excited. |
| enthusiastic adj | (person: keen) | geestdriftig, enthousiast bn |
| | Adam is an enthusiastic student who always makes a useful contribution in class. |
| thrilled adj | (excited) | opgewonden, enthousiast bn |
| | Thrilled viewers were on the edge of their seats during Saturday night's finale of this popular crime drama. |
| avid adj | (keen, enthusiastic) | enthousiast, fervent bn |
| | He's been an avid stamp collector ever since childhood. |
| motivated adj | (person: enthusiastic, keen) | gemotiveerd bn |
| | | enthousiast bn |
| | Our department needs a motivated project leader. |
| | Some days, I just don't feel motivated to get out of bed. |
| full of piss and vinegar adj | vulgar, informal (person: energetic, lively) | enthousiast, opgewonden bn |
| | | vol energie bw |
| | Well, aren't you full of piss and vinegar today! Why so enthusiastic? |
| spirited adj | (lively, animated) | levendig, geanimeerd bn |
| | | bezield bn |
| | | enthousiast bn |
| | The men had a spirited conversation about local politics. |
| zealous adj | (person: enthusiastic) | vurig, enthousiast bn |
| | | geestdriftig bn |
| | | ijverig bn |
| | Dorothy was a zealous campaigner for women's rights. |
| exuberant adj | (enthusiastic, bubbly) | uitbundig, enthousiast, geestdriftig bn |
| | | overdadig, overvloedig bn |
| | Sally's exuberant personality attracted many admirers. |
| eagerly adv | (with anticipation) | enthousiast, gretig bw |
| | Sarah's parents were eagerly awaiting her arrival. |
| keenly adv | (with enthusiasm) | enthousiast bw |
| | Your ideas were keenly discussed by the board of directors. |
| heartily adv | (with great enthusiasm) | van harte, enthousiast bw |
| | The crowd heartily welcomed the music group. |
| avidly adv | (keenly, with enthusiasm) | gretig, enthousiast bw |
| | Cath was avidly reading a magazine about celebrities' love lives. |
| excitedly adv | (in a keen way) | opgewonden bw |
| | | enthousiast bw |
| | Lisa excitedly hurried to check the mail on her birthday. |
| enthusiastically adv | (keenly, passionately) | enthousiast bw |
| | "Yes!" Brian replied enthusiastically. "I would love to go with you!" |
| enthusiast n | (sb keen on sth, hobbyist) | enthousiast bn |
| | He is a vintage camera enthusiast. |
| lyrical adj | (expressive) (figuurlijk) | lyrisch bn |
| | | enthousiast bn |
| | This artist's lyrical compositions are among the most expressive paintings that I have ever seen. |
| zealous adj | (act, speech: fervent) | vurig, enthousiast bn |
| | | ijverig bn |
| | | gretig bn |
| | Ruth gave a zealous speech on feminism. |
| evangelistic adj | figurative (zealous, enthusiastic) | enthousiast, geestdriftig bn |
| passionately adv | (ardently, enthusiastically) | enthousiast bw |
| | | vurig bw |
| | The activist fought passionately for his cause. |
| keen adj | figurative, esp UK (eager) | enthousiast bn |
| | He's really keen to come and see you. |
evangelical,
evangelic adj | figurative (zealous about a cause) | fervent, fanatiek bn |
| | | enthousiast, geestdriftig bn |
| | Stan is evangelical about the merits of his exercise regime. |
| turned on adj | US, figurative, slang (excited) | opgewonden, enthousiast bn |
| | The kids were really turned on by the promise of a trip to Disney World. |
| enthusiastic adj | (performance, etc.: intense) | enthousiast bn |
| | The audience liked the actor's enthusiastic performance. |