eagerness

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/ ˈi gər nɪs /

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noun

in an earnest, ardent, or eager way; keenness:The professor’s love for the topic, and her eagerness to share it with others, comes across in every word of every lecture.

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Origin of eagerness

eager + -ness

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-eae, Eagan, eager, eager beaver, eagerly, eagerness, eagle, eagle eye, eagle-eyed, eagle-hawk, eagle owl

How to use eagerness in a sentence

OneWeb seems eager to get back to actively launching the satellites that will make up its 650-strong constellation — it has set December 17 as the target date for its next launch.
OneWeb emerges from bankruptcy, aims to begin launching satellites again on December 17|Darrell Etherington|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
Moreover, Bezos and Amazon both have origin stories with the flavor of legend, which would guarantee a large and eager audience.
Jeff Bezos’s thoughts on Big Business, outer space and The Washington Post|James Ledbetter|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Within a few days, the group had over 100 members, all eager to participate.
It started as a macho bake-off between dads. Months later, they’ve delivered 15,000 cookies to essential workers.|Sydney Page|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
With a couple of marathons and a handful of half-marathons under his race belt, he was eager to tackle his first ultramarathon.
As the coronavirus tears through rural Maryland, an ultramarathon plans to race on|Rick Maese|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

Adobe is planning on optimizing both programs in the coming months, but you can try a version of the optimized Photoshop now in beta if you’re eager to give it a try.
Apple’s M1 chip makes the new MacBook Air shockingly good|Stan Horaczek|November 18, 2020|Popular-Science
As a result of all that eagerness, Risen argues, the U.S. was hustled by more than a few con artists.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Newman imparts a simplicity and a boyish eagerness to his characters.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His body has an even grace, his face a restless eagerness, and a gentleness, not to be confused with ‘niceness,’ is his manner.
The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known|Ed McClanahan|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The details of each candidate's health care platform will matter a lot less than the candidate's eagerness for the fight.
How Obama is Setting the Stage for Hillary in 2016|David Frum|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She was a wonderful lady with an eagerness to help the poorest women of Paktika.
‘We Killed Sushmita Banerjee’ Says Renegade Taliban Militia|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My young friend gave me, with great eagerness, a rare piece of news.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He repairs to it with eagerness, and clings to it with a tenacity that time cannot relax, nor all the agonies of death dissolve.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
But Jess waited in the background with suppressed eagerness in her face and attitude.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
He rushed with ravenous eagerness at every bait which was offered to his cupidity.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The adventure was beginning to appeal to her now; she was looking forward to it with zeal and eagerness.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White

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