Enthusiasm

What do we mean by enthusiasm?

Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause. noun

A source or cause of great excitement or interest. noun

Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god. noun

Religious fanaticism. noun

An ecstasy of mind, as if from inspiration or possession by a spiritual influence; hence, a belief or conceit of being divinely inspired or commissioned. noun

In general, a natural tendency toward extravagant admiration and devotion; specifically, absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest, study, or pursuit; ardent zeal in pursuit of some object, inspiring energetic endeavor with strong hope and confidence of success. noun

An experience or a manifestation of exalted appreciation or devotion; an expression or a feeling of exalted admiration, imagination, or the like: in this sense with a plural: as, his enthusiasms were now all extinguished; the enthusiasm of impassioned oratory. noun

Synonyms Earnestness, Zeal, etc. (see eagerness); warmth, ardor, passion, devotion. noun

Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse. noun

A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul. noun

Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest. noun

Lively manifestation of joy or zeal. noun

Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. noun

Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness. noun

A lively interest noun

Overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval noun

A feeling of excitement noun

Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

Something in which one is keenly interested.

Words that are spelled similarly to enthusiasm:
enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiasts, enthusiasms.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word enthusiasm:
waned, passion, commitment, larry, audiences, volunteer.

Words that rhyme with enthusiasm:
sarcasm, chasm, spasm, phantasm, neoplasm, cytoplasm, iconoclasm, shazam, plasm, phasm, malignant neoplasm, plasm-, as him, has him.

Adjectives that are often used to describe enthusiasm:
great, much, little, religious, popular, more, initial, youthful, general, wild, genuine, greatest, less, real, greater, patriotic, considerable, equal, tremendous, revolutionary, generous, unbounded, boundless, intense, moral, infectious, passionate, contagious, utmost, fresh, usual, immense, wildest, widespread, sudden, noble, excessive, universal, extraordinary, ardent, boyish, romantic, enormous, spontaneous, unbridled, over, renewed, characteristic, eager, apparent, warm, enough, sincere, fiery, poetic, blind, naive, holy, missionary, obvious, honest, fanatical, unrestrained, uncritical, overwhelming.

Words that sound like enthusiasm:
enthusiasm, enthusiasms, enthusiast, synthesizing, synthesising, synthesize, psithurism, sarcasm, cesium, caesium.