enthusiast as a noun: - 1
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enthusiast
noun
1 enthusiast
An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity.
synonyms: partisan, partizan.
Roget 682:
activity;
briskness,
liveliness
etc.
adj.;
animation,
life,
vivacity,
spirit,
dash,
energy;
snap,
vim.
nimbleness,
agility;
smartness,
quickness
etc.
adj.;
velocity,
etc.
274;
alacrity,
promptitude;
despatch,
dispatch;
expedition;
haste
etc.
684;
punctuality
etc.
(early)
132.
eagerness,
zeal,
ardor,
perfervidum aingenium [Lat.],
empressement [Fr.],
earnestness,
intentness;
abandon;
vigor
etc.
(physical energy)
171;
devotion
etc.
(resolution)
604;
exertion
etc.
686.
industry,
assiduity;
assiduousness
etc.
adj.;
sedulity;
laboriousness;
drudgery
etc.
(labor)
686;
painstaking,
diligence;
perseverance
etc.
604.1;
indefatigation†;
habits of business.
vigilance
etc.
459;
wakefulness;
sleeplessness,
restlessness;
insomnia;
pervigilium†,
insomnium†;
racketing.
movement,
bustle,
stir,
fuss,
ado,
bother,
pottering,
fidget,
fidgetiness;
flurry
etc.
(haste)
684.
officiousness;
dabbling,
meddling;
interference,
interposition,
intermeddling;
tampering with,
intrigue.
press of business,
no sinecure,
plenty to do,
many irons in the fire,
great doings,
busy hum of men,
battle of life,
thick of the action.
housewife,
busy bee;
new brooms;
sharp fellow,
sharp blade;
devotee,
enthusiast,
zealot,
meddler,
intermeddler,
intriguer,
busybody,
pickthank†;
hummer,
hustler,
live man [U.S.],
rustler [U.S.].
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Roget 606:
obstinateness
etc.
adj.;
obstinacy,
tenacity;
cussedness [U.S.];
perseverance
etc.
604.1;
immovability;
old school;
inflexibility
etc.
(hardness)
323;
obduracy,
obduration†;
dogged resolution;
resolution
etc.
604;
ruling passion;
blind side.
self-will,
contumacy,
perversity;
pervicacy†,
pervicacity†;
indocility†.
bigotry,
intolerance,
dogmatism;
opiniatry†,
opiniativeness;
fixed idea
etc.
(prejudgment)
481;
fanaticism,
zealotry,
infatuation,
monomania;
opinionatedness opinionativeness†.
mule;
opinionist†,
opinionatist†,
opiniator†,
opinator†;
stickler,
dogmatist;
bigot;
zealot,
enthusiast,
fanatic.
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Roget 504:
madman,
lunatic,
maniac,
bedlamite†,
candidate for Bedlam,
raver†,
madcap,
crazy;
energumen†;
automaniac†,
monomaniac,
dipsomaniac,
kleptomaniac;
hypochondriac
etc.
(low spirits);;
crank,
Tom o'Bedlam.
dreamer
etc.
515;
rhapsodist,
seer,
highflier†,
enthusiast,
fanatic,
fanatico [Sp.];
exalte [Fr.];
knight errant,
Don Quixote.
idiot
etc.
501.
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Dutch: enthousiasteling, partijgenoot
Polish: entuzjasta
2 enthusiast
A person having a strong liking for something.
synonym: fancier.
Polish: admirator, amator, fascynat, miłośnik, wielbiciel
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