Eager and Fond

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Eager

Eager adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
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Fond and eager are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fond" instead an adjective "Eager".
Nearby Words: eagerness, eagerly

Fond

Fond adjective - Having a liking or affection.
Usage example: even lots of city people are fond of country music
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Eager and fond are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eager" instead an adjective "Fond".
Nearby Words: fondness, fondly

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  • What Is This Thing You Call "Love"? Jude Law's character, a robot prostitute, seems to grow fond of some of his clients but seems to be actually prohibited from becoming too attached, because his occupation is to basically be the perennially eager lover.
    Source: What Is This Thing You Call "Love"?
  • Fighting Irish Characters who are Irish or are of Irish descent are often portrayed as being fond of physical confrontation; even in a work where violence is typical, Irish characters will be especially eager for it.
    Source: Fighting Irish
  • Literature / The Princess Bride Morgenstern was fond of these (note Buttercup's Baby as well.) Cold-Blooded Torture: Rugen has spent decades developing The Machine as the perfect torture device, and is almost childishly eager to try it out on Westley.
    Source: Literature / The Princess Bride
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