What does anxious mean?
Definitions for anxious
ˈæŋk ʃəs, ˈæŋ-anx·ious
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Princeton's WordNet
anxious(p), dying(p)(adj)
eagerly desirous
"anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet(adj)
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
Wiktionary
anxious(Adjective)
Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle.
Etymology: anxius, from ango; akin to ἄγχειν. See anger.
anxious(Adjective)
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;applied to things; as, anxious labor.
Etymology: anxius, from ango; akin to ἄγχειν. See anger.
anxious(Adjective)
Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.
Etymology: anxius, from ango; akin to ἄγχειν. See anger.
Webster Dictionary
Anxious(adj)
full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle
Anxious(adj)
accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; as, anxious labor
Anxious(adj)
earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anxious
angk′shus, adj. uneasy regarding something doubtful: solicitous.—n. Anxī′ety, state of being anxious—adv. An′xiously.—n. An′xiousness. [L. anxius—ang-ĕre, to press tightly. See Anger, Anguish.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'anxious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3174
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'anxious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4380
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'anxious' in Adjectives Frequency: #429
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anxious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anxious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of anxious in a Sentence
People frequently change their age, body, genital appearance, personality or a combination of these, introverted people may be more outgoing in their fantasies, while anxious folks may be more relaxed and confident.
In light of knowledge attained, the happy achievement seems almost a matter of course, and any intelligent student can grasp it without too much trouble. But the years of anxious searching in the dark, with their intense longing, their alterations of confidence and exhaustion and the final emergence into the light -- only those who have experienced it can understand it.
I know you are anxious to see me play, but I ask you for patience because it’s going to be my first tournament and part of the rehabilitation is to return to the circuit.
In some cases, the only remains we are able to recover are bones or bone fragments, i know that members of the community who are missing loved ones are anxious, and I know that the news of us recovering bodies has to be disconcerting.
Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping:
At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying.
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- قلقArabic
- обезпокоен, разтревожен, горящ от желание, загриженBulgarian
- ansiósCatalan, Valencian
- úzkostnýCzech
- opsat, ivrig, spændt, urovækkende, uroligDanish
- besorgt, ängstlichGerman
- αγχώδης, ανυπόμονος, ανήσυχοςGreek
- ansioso, inquieto, deseosoSpanish
- kibelev, murelik, rahutuEstonian
- مشتاقPersian
- levoton, huolestunut, jännittynyt, innokasFinnish
- désireux, anxieuxFrench
- cùramach, iomagaineachScottish Gaelic
- ansiosoGalician
- cemasIndonesian
- impaziente, preoccupante, ansioso, bramosoItalian
- 心配Japanese
- sollicitusLatin
- mawherangi, māihiMāori
- bezorgdDutch
- niespokojnyPolish
- ansiosoPortuguese
- doritor, neliniștit, anxios, nerăbdător, îngrijoratRomanian
- стремиться, встревоженный, беспокоиться, озабоченныйRussian
- orolig, oroväckandeSwedish
- 急Chinese
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