| Main Entry: | fervent/fervid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic, excited |
Synonyms: |
animated, ardent, blazing, burning, devout, dying to, eager, earnest, ecstatic, emotional, enthused, falling all over oneself, fiery, glowing, go great guns, heartfelt, hearty, hot*, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, passionate, perfervid, pious, religious, responsive, serious, sincere, unfeigned, vehement, warm, warmhearted, wholehearted, zealous |
Antonyms: |
cool, discouraged, dispirited, impassive, uncaring, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | fervent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
animated, ardent, blazing, burning, devout, dying to, eager, earnest, ecstatic, emotional, enthused, excited, fervid, fiery, glowing, gotta have, gung ho, heartfelt, hearty, hopped up, hot, hot for, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, passionate, perfervid, pious, religious, responsive, serious, sincere, tender, unfeigned, vehement, warm, warmhearted, wholehearted, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, cool, dispassionate, dispirited, indifferent, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | ablaze |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very excited |
Synonyms: |
afire, angry, aroused, enthusiastic, fervent, frenzied, fuming, furious, heated, impassioned, incensed, intense, on fire, passionate, raging, stimulated, vehement |
Antonyms: |
dull, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | amatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affectionate, desirous |
Synonyms: |
admiring, amorous, aphrodisiac, ardent, attracted, devoted, doting, erotic, fervent, fond, languishing, lovesick, loving, passionate, rapturous, romantic, sentimental, tender, wooing, yearning |
Antonyms: |
hateful, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
Synonyms: |
activated, active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, energized, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vitalized, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zestful, zingy, zippy |
| Main Entry: | anxious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eager |
Synonyms: |
agog, ardent, avid, breathless, desirous, enthusiastic, expectant, fervent, impatient, intent, itching, keen, thirsty, yearning, zealous |
Antonyms: |
dreading, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | ardent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
agog, avid, blazing, burning, desirous, eager, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, horny*, hot*, hungry, impassioned, intense, keen, lovey-dovey, lusty, passionate, spirited, thirsty, vehement, warm, zealous |
Antonyms: |
cold, cold-blooded, cool, dispassionate, frigid, indifferent, lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | avid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
ardent, athirst, avaricious, breathless, covetous, desirous, devoted, dying to, eager, fanatical, fervent, gotta have, grasping, greedy, hungry, impatient, insatiable, intense, keen, passionate, rapacious, ravenous, thirsty, voracious, zealous |
Antonyms: |
dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | devout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sincerely believing; devoted |
Synonyms: |
adherent, adoring, ardent, deep, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, genuine, godly, goody two-shoes, goody-goody, heart-and-soul, heartfelt, holy, intense, orthodox, passionate, pietistic, pious, prayerful, profound, religious, reverent, revering, serious, sincere, venerating, worshiping, zealous |
Antonyms: |
insincere, irreligious, unbelieving |
| Main Entry: | eager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
acquisitive, agog, ambitious, antsy, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, champing at the bit, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, dying to, earnest, fervent, fervid, greedy, gung ho, hankering, heated, hot to trot, hot*, hungry*, impatient, intent, keen, longing, pining, rarin' to go, ready and willing, restive, restless, self-starting, solicitous, thirsty, vehement, voracious, warmblooded, wild, wishful, yearning, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, unconcerned, uneager, unenthusiastic |