different between enthusiasm vs halfheartedly

enthusiasm

English

Etymology

First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (enthousiasmós), from ?? (en, in) + ???? (theós, god) + ????? (ousía, essence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n??ju?z?æz(?)m/, /?n-/
  • (yod dropping) IPA(key): /-?u?-/

Noun

enthusiasm (countable and uncountable, plural enthusiasms)

  1. (obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
  2. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
  3. Something in which one is keenly interested.
    • 1968, Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
      My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.

Related terms

  • enthuse
  • enthusiast
  • enthusiastic
  • enthusiastically

Translations

Anagrams

  • Shunamites

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halfheartedly

English

Alternative forms

  • half-heartedly

Etymology

From halfhearted +? -ly.

Adverb

halfheartedly (comparative more halfheartedly, superlative most halfheartedly)

  1. Without enthusiasm or interest.
    "Pig", she said, halfheartedly, and continued with the interrupted conversation.

Synonyms

  • apathetically
  • indifferently

Antonyms

  • enthusiastically

Translations

See also

  • wholeheartedly

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