enthusiasm

Universal Words noun 1 [U] ~ (for sth / for doing sth) a strong feeling of excitement and interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it: I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea. * She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching. * He had a real enthusiasm for the work. * The news was greeted with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting. * 'I don't mind,' she said, without much enthusiasm. * full of enthusiasm 2 [C] (formal) something that you are very interested in and spend a lot of time doing: Reading is one of her many enthusiasms.