Eagerness and Nonchalance

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Eagerness noun - Urgent desire or interest.

Usage example: students with an eagerness to learn

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Nonchalance is an antonym for eagerness.

Nearby Words: eager, eagerly

Nonchalance noun - Lack of interest or concern.

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Eagerness is an antonym for nonchalance.

Nearby Word: nonchalant

seeming	seeming eagerness	seeming nonchalance
general	general eagerness	general nonchalance

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

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