eager

[ ee-ger ]

/ ˈi gər /

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adjective

keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look.

Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.

Origin of eager

1250–1300; Middle English egre < Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre < Vulgar Latin *ācrus for Latin ācer sharp

SYNONYMS FOR eager

1 enthusiastic, desirous. See avid.

2 fervent, zealous, fervid, intent, intense, earnest.

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ANTONYMS FOR eager

1, 2 indifferent, uninterested.

2 heedless.

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OTHER WORDS FROM eager

ea·ger·ly, adverb ea·ger·ness, noun

Words nearby eager

eadred, eads, eadwig, eadwine, eagan, eager, eager beaver, eagle, eagle eye, eagle owl, eagle pass

Example sentences from the Web for eagerness

As a result of all that eagerness, Risen argues, the U.S. was hustled by more than a few con artists.

Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies |William O’Connor |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The details of each candidate's health care platform will matter a lot less than the candidate's eagerness for the fight.

How Obama is Setting the Stage for Hillary in 2016 |David Frum |September 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She was a wonderful lady with an eagerness to help the poorest women of Paktika.

‘We Killed Sushmita Banerjee’ Says Renegade Taliban Militia |Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau |September 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I explained that, as I saw it, it was her eagerness to be accepted that was putting the United Synagogue off.

A Confession on the Ninth of Av |Samuel Lebens |July 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Leading House Republicans, including Rep. Paul Ryan, have trumpeted their eagerness to force a budget sequester in March.

Defense Hawks, America Needs You Now |David Frum |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
All disputed noisily in their eagerness to show their goods to the passengers.

Kit Musgrave's Luck |Harold Bindloss
"While I suggested the movement and claim a place also," said Alec, with an eagerness foreign to him.

The Great Airship. |F. S. Brereton
If her mother understood her eagerness, she did not betray it, but with Mr. Watkins it was different.

For Gold or Soul? |Lurana W. Sheldon
Brutus himself received a wound in their eagerness and trepidation.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare
Years slipped from him, and his youth surged up in all its warmth and eagerness.

The Wall Between |Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for eagerness (1 of 2)

eager ¹

/ (ˈiːɡə) /

adjective

(postpositive; often foll by to or for) impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for) he was eager to see her departure

characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire an eager look

archaic tart or biting; sharp

Derived forms of eager

eagerly, adverb eagerness, noun

Word Origin for eager

C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen

British Dictionary definitions for eagerness (2 of 2)

eager ²

/ (ˈeɪɡə) /

noun

a variant spelling of eagre

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