"eagerness" in the noun sense
1. eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
2. readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness
prompt willingness
"readiness to continue discussions"
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"
"they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"
"he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
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