Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
Usage example: as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats
Happy and enthusiastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Enthusiastic".
Happy
Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.
Enthusiastic and happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enthusiastic" instead an adjective "Happy".
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Sousuke tends to get very happy and enthusiastic whenever he engages in conversation with anyone who's as enthusiastic about Humongous Mecha and battle tactics as he is.
Source: Geeky Turn-On -
It seems almost happy and enthusiastic when it jumps back on him after being removed in the season two finale, and after being stuck in the bottom of Ben's closet for 5 years, it refuses to work, and the watchface turns blue note Forget the Blue Screen of Death; that watch was just feeling blue.
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The animals on the island are only too happy to turn their home over to the Japanese for a military base, and they're very enthusiastic about learning the Japanese language.
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