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Webster 1913 Edition

Eagerness

Ea′ger-ness

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Noun.
1.
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
“The eagerness of love.”
Addison.
Syn. – Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion; greediness.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eagerness

E'AGERNESS

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Noun.
Ardent desire to do, pursue or obtain any thing; animated zeal; vehement longing; ardor of inclination. Men pursue honor with eagerness. Detraction is often received with eagerness. With eagerness the soldier rushes to battle. The lover's eagerness often disappoints his hopes.
1.
Tartness; sourness.

Definition 2024

eagerness

eagerness

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eagerness ‎(usually uncountable, plural eagernesses)

  1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
    • 1909: Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
      The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling eagerness and anxiety the whole busy underworld was working.
  2. (obsolete) Tartness; sourness

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