No Matter How You Say It: Enthusiasm

Word Origin

The word Enthusiasm comes from French enthousiasme (16c.) and directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos meaning “divine inspiration”.

Can you see how Enthusiasm is inspiring?

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Sign Language

Enthusiasm

Apathy

Can you see how Enthusiasm looks like you are excited and Apathy is very stand-offish?

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Enthusiasm Idioms

• A breath of fresh air

• A can-do attitude

• All fired up

• A spark of inspiration

• A spring in your step

• A twinkle in your eye

• Ants in your pants

• Be a cheerleader

• Be buzzing

• Be gung-ho

• Be infectious

• Be like a dog with a bone

• Bouncing off the walls

• Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

• Brimming with ideas

• Bubble with enthusiasm

• Eat, sleep, and breathe something

• In high spirits

• In seventh heaven

• Jump at the chance

• Jump for joy

• Light a fire under someone

• Like a kid in a candy store

• Like a runaway train

• On a roll

• On cloud nine

• Over the moon

• Pumped

• Raring to go

• Stoked

• Through the roof

• Throw yourself into something

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In Other Words

• Passion

• Eagerness

• Ferver

• Zeal

• Exhilaration

• Fanaticism

• Zest

• Excitement

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Enthusiasm Icons

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