EAGER
Dictionary entry overview: What does eager mean?
• EAGER (noun)
The noun EAGER has 1 sense:
1. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Familiarity information: EAGER used as a noun is very rare.
• EAGER (adjective)
The adjective EAGER has 2 senses:
1. having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
2. marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Familiarity information: EAGER used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EAGER (noun)
Meaning:
A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
aegir; eager; eagre; tidal bore; bore
Hypernyms ("eager" is a kind of...):
tidal current; tidal flow (the water current caused by the tides)
• EAGER (adjective)
Meaning:
Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Context examples:
eager to learn / eager to travel abroad / eager for success / eager helpers / an eager look
Similar:
anxious; dying (eagerly desirous)
hot (having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm)
impatient; raring ((usually followed by 'to') full of eagerness)
overeager (excessively eager)
Antonym:
uneager (lacking interest or spirit or animation)
Meaning:
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Synonyms:
zealous; avid; eager; great
Context examples:
an avid sports fan / a great walker / an eager beaver
Similar:
enthusiastic (having or showing great excitement and interest)
