Definitions for excitement
ɪkˈsaɪt məntex·cite·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exhilaration, excitementnoun

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

   "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

2. excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervournoun

   the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

   "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

3. excitation, excitementnoun

   something that agitates and arouses

   "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"

4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitementnoun

   the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

2. excitementnoun

   something that excites.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excitementnoun

   The motive by which one is stirred up, animated, or put in action.

   Etymology: from excite.

   How stand I then,
   That have a father kill’d, a mother stain’d,
   Excitements of my reason and my blood,
   And let all sleep? William Shakespeare, Tempest.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitement

   Excitement is a state or feeling of great enthusiasm, eagerness, or exhilaration, often stimulated by something thrilling or anticipated. It can also refer to the act or instance of provoking such feelings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Excitementnoun

   the act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of the people

2. Excitementnoun

   that which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive

3. Excitementnoun

   a state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues

4. Etymology: [Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitement

   The excitement symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the excitement symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Arousal
   • Disturbance
   • Joy

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'excitement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3602

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'excitement' in Nouns Frequency: #1486

How to pronounce excitement?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say excitement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of excitement in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of excitement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of excitement in a Sentence

1. The NBA:

   Basketball is more popular than ever, and Global Games China 2015 is part of our ongoing commitment to growing the game in the world’s most populous nation, these games will not only bring the excitement of NBA action directly to Chinese fans, but will also provide the league another opportunity to experience the rich history and culture of China.

2. Sarosh Zaiwalla:

   With a nuclear deal imminent, it is clear that Iran is preparing to make up lost ground and re-establish itself as a major supplier, sanctions have crippled Iran's oil production, halving oil exports and severely limiting new development projects. The prospect of them being lifted is creating great excitement within the industry, as foreign trade and investment will allow Iran to make huge efficiencies and drive down the cost of production.

3. Manish Kabra:

   With all the excitement around the ECB, allocations in European stocks have gone up to six-month highs.

4. Daniela Iannone:

   Music is fuel for your body, feed the excitement and passion to keep going forward.

5. Cam Adair:

   We know from gambling research that when it comes to slot machines and things like that, the brain is firing with the excitement of the potential of the win, not even necessarily of the win itself, and so a loot box plays on that very strongly.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=excitement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Excitement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=excitement
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excitement