enthusiasm Noun
(obsolete, or, historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
* 1946 , Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy , ch. 1
- The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm ’, of union with the god.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
* 1968 , Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
- My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
* 2012 , Nicholas Joll, Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (page 23)
- Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits;
Related terms
* enthuse
* enthusiast
* enthusiastic
* enthusiastically
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hobby English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (hobby-horse), from (etyl) hoby, hobyn, .
The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of (Robert) or (Robin) (compare (dobbin)).
Noun
( wikipedia hobby)
( hobbies)
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby .
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the
Synonyms
* (activity done for enjoyment in spare time ): avocation, pastime
Derived terms
* hobbyist
Related terms
* hobbyhorse
* hobelar/hobeler
Etymology 2
From (etyl) hobet, from , diminutive of (hobe).
Noun
( hobbies)
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco'', especially ''Falco subbuteo .
* 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 323:
- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby , which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
Derived terms
* (African hobby), Falco cuvierii
* (Australian hobby), Falco longipennis
* (Eurasian hobby), Falco subbuteo
* (Oriental hobby), Falco severus
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