What is the Latin word for eagerness?

The usual Latin words for “eagerness” are cupiditās, cupīdō, aviditās; also appetō, studium, dēsīderium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“eagerness” in Latin

cupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousness cupīdōdesire, longing, especially amorous desire, eagerness; lust, passion, greed aviditāsAn eagerness for something, avidity, longing, desire; covetousness, greed, avarice; gluttony, hunger appetōto strive for, reach after (something), try to get; to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail; to approach, draw ni studiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy dēsīderiumlonging, desire, wish (especially for something once possessed); grief, regret (desire for something lost); need, necess libīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensuality volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intend incitātiōincitement; vehemence, ardour impetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passion

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

eagerness

Eagerness after anything, cupiditas: cupido (☞ poetically and historically; not in Cic.): aviditas: appetentia: studium: desiderium: libido [ SYN. in DESIRE]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) studia cupiditatesque. Extreme eagerness, (cupiditatis) ardor, impetus; sitis: to fill anybody with eagerness, alicui cupiditatem dare or (stronger) injicere; aliquem in cupiditatem impellere; aliquem cupiditate incendere, inflammare: to restrain one’s eagerness after anything, cupiditatem coercere, tenere, comprimere, restinguere. More under DESIRE, Vid:

Vehemence, vis: incitatio: impetus: violentia: ardor: aestus (the last two of passions). SYN. in VEHEMENCE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for eagerness?: The usual Latin words for “eagerness” are cupiditās, cupīdō, aviditās; also appetō, studium, dēsīderium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.