Eagerness and Joy

Eagerness

Eagerness noun - Urgent desire or interest.

Show all Definitions

Joy and eagerness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Eagerness".

Nearby Words: eager, eagerly

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

Show all Definitions

Eagerness and joy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eagerness" instead a noun "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

particular	particular eagerness	particular joy
genuine	genuine eagerness	genuine joy
simple	simple eagerness	simple joy
gleeful	gleeful eagerness	gleeful joy
Other adjectives: great, general, apparent, lethal.

Rose and the Doctor run to each other in the streets, full of joy and eagerness, and then a dalek comes out of nowhere and shoots the Doctor.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E12 "The Stolen Earth"

Cite this Source

Joy and Eagerness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eagerness/joy

Eagerness & Joy. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eagerness/joy>.

Joy or Eagerness. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eagerness/joy.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "eagerness" and "joy" have occurred on timeline