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Afficionado vs Enthusiast - What's the difference?

afficionado | enthusiast |

As nouns the difference between afficionado and enthusiast

is that afficionado is while enthusiast is a person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

afficionado

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • See also

    * afficionadi (hypercorrect plural )

    enthusiast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
  • (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

    • Synonyms

    * addict * * amateur * fancier * fan * fanatic * fiend * freak * geek * junkie * rooter * maniac * partisan * power user (computing) * prosumer (marketing) * zealot

    Related terms

    * enthuse * enthusiasm * enthusiastic

    See also

    * -phile

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