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/ˈigərnəs/ Listen

noun

Eagerness n.

The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. "The eagerness of love."

Tartness; sourness. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion; greediness.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the sole legatee. He was also aware that M. de Chalusse had taken certain precautions we are ignorant of, but which he is no doubt fully acquainted with. What you told him about your poverty amazed him, and he immediately evinced a desire to atone for the count's neglect with as much eagerness as if he were the cause of this negligence himself. And, indeed, judging by the agitation he displayed when he was imploring you to become his son's wife, one might almost imagine that the sight of your misery awakened a remorse which he was ...

— The Count's Millions - Volume 1 (of 2) • Emile Gaboriau

... in his eagerness to defend his College from reproaches which he knew to be deserved, reminded Henry that the Provost had a considerable reputation as a Greek scholar, but his effort only delivered him more completely into ...

— Changing Winds - A Novel • St. John G. Ervine

... looked anxiously for the night—no wonder he rode with impatient eagerness towards that lone rendezvous on ...

— The White Chief - A Legend of Northern Mexico • Mayne Reid

... the happy eagerness drained out of the faces around him. Some of them were looking troubled; Colonel Zareff was gnawing the bottom of his mustache, and Judge Ledue's hand shook as he tried to relight his cigar. Conn stole a quick side-glance at his father; Rodney Maxwell was watching him curiously, ...

— Graveyard of Dreams • Henry Beam Piper

... well it is to have that spirit of depreciation, that eagerness to find spots and stains in the characters of the noblest and the best, who would otherwise oppress and rebuke us with a goodness and a greatness so immensely superior to our own,—met and checked ...

— On the Study of Words • Richard C Trench

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