Definitions for excitement
ɪkˈsaɪt məntex·cite·ment

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. excitementnoun

   the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

2. excitementnoun

   something that excites.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Excitementnoun

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

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

3. 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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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

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   Mark

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   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. Bernie Moreno:

   We raised more money this quarter than any other Republican or Democrat in the race because Ohio voters want a successful business leader and political outsider to make Ohio the best place to live, work, grow a business or raise a family, there is tremendous energy and excitement in our campaign among small-dollar donors and voters.

2. Gregory Blatt:

   On one hand you have a tremendous amount of excitement, but there's a certain sense of nervousness, what we're doing, no one else has done it before. It's the first ever.

3. Mark Kelly:

   My excitement is for the science and what we're going to learn on this nearly one-year flight.

4. Dan Gainor:

   I think' Star Wars' will be Star Wars ', far more than the last trilogy, social media now dominates, and Star Wars ' is filled with fans, videos, tweets, photos, Vines and more. The Internet was still young when the second trilogy began. Now excitement has built to a fever pitch and whenever the movie comes out, it will smash its opposition like an Imperial Walker crushing an unlucky Ewok.

5. Mike Stabile:

   Those rates have dropped in recent years due to piracy and the availability of free content, it tends to be a middle-class job. It’s not all glamour and excitement, but it can get steady income.

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