# enthusiastic

Pronunciation: US say "in-thoo-zee-AS-tik" /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/; UK say "in-thyoo-zee-AS-tik" /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

## Adjective

1. Showing eager interest and strong excitement about something; keen and highly motivated.
   - Simple: Full of excited interest in something and eager to take part.
   - _The volunteers were enthusiastic about restoring the old theater._
   - _He gave an enthusiastic nod the moment he was offered the job._
2. Relating to ecstatic religious feeling or to the state of being filled or inspired by a god.
   - Simple: Connected with intense religious feeling, as if a person were filled by a god.
   - _The preacher's enthusiastic followers claimed to speak with the voice of heaven._
   - _The sect was deeply enthusiastic, its members convinced of direct divine inspiration._

## Origin

This word derives from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós), formed from either ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós) or ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) plus the suffix -τικός (-tikós).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/enthusiastic (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).