Eager

Adjective

 * 1) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.
 * 2)  Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

Noun

 * 1) A tidal bore.

Adverbs for Eager
extremely; youthfully; girlishly; boyishly; Childishly; unspeakably; inordinately; suspiciously; significantly; admirably; wonderfully; industriously; energetically; actively; alarmingly; adorably; ardently; fervidly.

Thesaurus
longing, looking for, looking forward to, lustful, minded, needing, not surprised, nothing loath, on edge, optative, optimistic, panting, passionate, permissive, pining, pliant, predisposed, prepared, prompt, prone, quick, raring, raring to, ratifying, ready, ready and willing, receptive, responsive, restive, restless, sanctioning, sanguine, solicitous, spirited, squirming, squirmy, stimulated, submissive, sure, tempted, thirsty, tractable, uneasy, ungrudging, unloath, unpatient, unquiet, unrefusing, unreluctant, unsurprised, vehement, vital, vitalized, vivacious, vivid, waiting, waiting for, wanting, watching for, well-disposed, well-inclined, willed, willing, willinghearted, wishful, wishing, yearning, zealous, zestful, accordant, acquiescent, acquisitive, affirmative, agape, agog, agreeable, agreeing, alacritous, all agog, ambitious, amenable, animated, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, antsy, antsy-pantsy, anxious, appetitive, approving, ardent, assenting, athirst, avid, awaiting, breathless, bursting to, certain, chafing, compliable, compliant, confident, consentient, consenting, content, cooperative, covetous, craving, desiderative, desireful, desiring, desirous, disposed, docile, dying, earnest, edgy, endorsing, energetic, energized, enthusiastic, excited, expectant, expecting, fain, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, fervent, fervid, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, forward, fretful, fretting, full of life, game, gaping, gung ho, hankering, hasty, heated, honing, hopeful, hoping, hopped-up, hormic, hot, hungry, impatient, impetuous, in a lather, in a stew, in a sweat, in anticipation, in expectation, in the mind, in the mood, inclined, inspirited, intent, itchy, keen, lascivious, libidinal, libidinous, lickerish, lively,

Etymology
< eger: <  egre: <  acer:; see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar:, alegar:.

Pronunciation




Synonyms

 * raring

Translations

 * Bulgarian: нетърпелив, силно желаещ
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * German:


 * Italian: avido
 * Polish: gorliwy
 * Scottish Gaelic:, dian
 * Spanish:, , , ,

Derived terms

 * eager beaver
 * eagerly
 * eagerness

Anagrams

 * agree
 * eagre