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ea·ger2    Audio Help   [ee-ger, ey-ger] Pronunciation Key
–noun Chiefly British.
eagre.
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ea·ger1    Audio Help   [ee-ger] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
2.characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look.
3.Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME egre < AF, OF egre, aigre < VL *ācrus for L ācer sharp]

—Related forms
ea·ger·ly, adverb
ea·ger·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. enthusiastic, desirous. See avid. 2. fervent, zealous, fervid, intent, intense, earnest.
—Antonyms 1, 2. indifferent, uninterested. 2. heedless.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  eager
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Intensely desirous or interested.
Synonyms:  agog, ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, impatient, keen, solicitous, thirsting, thirsty
Idioms:  champing at the bit, ready and willing
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  eager
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, desirous, ecstatic, emotional, enthusiastic, excited, expectancy, expectant, fanatical, fervent, glowing, gluttonous, hardworking, impatient, impetuous, importunate, insatiable, intense, intent, keen, obliging, obsequious, rapacious, ravenous, ready, restless, servile, sharp, solicitous, spirited, vehement, vigorous, voracious, willing, yearning, zealous, antsy, impassioned ravenous, itchy, rapturous
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  eager
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, lust, solicitude, spirit, zest, demonstrativeness, empressement, esurience
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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