What does excitement mean?
Definitions for excitement
ɪkˈsaɪt məntex·cite·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word excitement.
Princeton's WordNet
exhilaration, excitementnoun
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
"he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
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"
excitation, excitementnoun
something that agitates and arouses
"he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun
disturbance usually in protest
Wiktionary
excitementnoun
the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
excitementnoun
something that excites.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Excitementnoun
that which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive
Excitementnoun
a state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues
Etymology: [Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'excitement' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3602
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'excitement' in Nouns Frequency: #1486
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of excitement in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of excitement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of excitement in a Sentence
Democrats will not win in 2022 with a demoralized base. There must be energy and excitement. Today, in these difficult times, the American people want to know that their elected officials have the courage to take on the powerful special interests and fight for their needs.
These measures will bring back the driver in full control of the car, enhancing race excitement and unpredictability.
A couple months from now — about when we're going back to school — that's when people are going to start to say,' All right, it's time to tell us what you're really going to do,' i think that for now, she's doing a good job channeling this excitement and being really folksy.
Now team Walker is ready to go, and a lot of the excitement is gone, you have to harvest support whenever the crop is ready. For Walker, that was a couple of months ago.
I was drawn to law enforcement, I think, in probably my teen years…It’s the wanting to serve, wanting to do something that’s great for the country. I was just raised that way. And the excitement that comes from knowing that you’re doing something to help protect the country.
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Translations for excitement
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- إثارةArabic
- възбуда, вълнениеBulgarian
- উত্তেজনাBengali
- vzrušeníCzech
- AufregungGerman
- entusiasmoSpanish
- jännitysFinnish
- excitationFrench
- eccitamento, orgasmoItalian
- 興奮Japanese
- tumor, excitementLatin
- OpreegungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຄວາມຕື່ນເຕັ້ນLao
- opphisselse, spenningNorwegian
- podekscytowaniePolish
- excitaçãoPortuguese
- excitație, excitareRomanian
- волнениеRussian
- uzbuđénjeSerbo-Croatian
- msisimuko, bambikaSwahili
- உற்சாகத்தைTamil
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