Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
having or showing great excitement and interest;
- Example: "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"- Example: "an enthusiastic response"- Example: "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enthusiastic \En*thu`si*as"tic\, Enthusiastical
\En*thu`si*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? .]
Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous;
as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures."
--Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic
character. --W. Irving.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enthusiastic \En*thu`si*as"tic\, n.
An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.] Enthymematic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enthusiastic
adj 1: having or showing great excitement and interest;
"enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an
enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking
ballet lessons" [ant: unenthusiastic]