enthousiasme

See also: enthousiasmé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French enthousiasme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.tuˈʒɑs.mə/, /ˌɛn.tuˈʒɑs.mə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: en‧thou‧si‧as‧me
• Rhymes: -ɑsmə

Noun

enthousiasme n (uncountable)

1. enthusiasm, feeling of excitement

   Synonym: geestdrift

Related terms

• enthousiast

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French enthousiasme, from Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tu.zjasm/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -asm
• Homophones: enthousiasment, enthousiasmes

Noun

enthousiasme m (plural enthousiasmes)

1. enthusiasm, keenness

Related terms

• enthousiasmer
• enthousiaste

Further reading

• “enthousiasme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.