eager
/iɡə/adj
Elementary
1
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
2
Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
3
Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
4
Sharp; sour; acid.
5
Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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