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Eagerness vs Promptness - What's the difference?

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Eagerness is a related term of promptness.


As nouns the difference between eagerness and promptness

is that eagerness is the state or quality of being eager; ardent desire while promptness is the habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.

eagerness

English

Alternative forms

* eagreness (obsolete)

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
  • * 1909:
    • The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling eagerness and anxiety the whole busy underworld was working.
  • (obsolete) Tartness; sourness
    • (Webster 1913)

    promptness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
  • The habit of adhering to a designated time.

    • Synonyms

    * (habit of doing things with out delay) promptitude * (habit of adhering to a designated time) punctuality, timeliness