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intentness
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total attention toward something |
| Synonyms: | captivation, concentration, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, hang-up, holding, immersion, intentness, involvement, occupation, preoccupation, raptness |
| Antonyms: | boredom, distraction |
| Main Entry: | diligence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perseverance in carrying out action |
| Synonyms: | activity, alertness, application, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attentiveness, briskness, care, carefulness, constancy, earnestness, exertion, heed, heedfulness, industry, intensity, intent, intentness, keenness, laboriousness, pertinacity, quickness, sedulousness, vigor |
| Antonyms: | inactivity, indifference, laziness, lethargy, neglect |
| Main Entry: | eagerness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm, anxiousness |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, greediness, gusto, heartiness, hunger, impatience, impetuosity, intentness, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude, thirst, vehemence, voracity, yearning, zeal, zest, zing |
| Antonyms: | apathy, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | earnestness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determination; seriousness |
| Synonyms: | absorption, ardor, attentiveness, concentration, decision, deliberation, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, engrossment, enthusiasm, fervor, firmness, gravity, intensity, intentness, keenness, passion, perseverance, persistence, purposefulness, resolution, resolve, serious-mindedness, sincerity, sobriety, solemnity, stress, tenacity, urgency, vehemence, warmth, zeal |
| Antonyms: | flippancy, insincerity, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | industry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard work |
| Synonyms: | activity, application, assiduity, attention, care, determination, diligence, dynamism, effort, energy, enterprise, intentness, inventiveness, labor, pains, patience, perseverance, persistence, tirelessness, toil, vigor, zeal |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
| Antonyms: | idleness, indolence, laziness, lethargy, unemployment, worthlessness |
| Main Entry: | seriousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humorlessness |
| Synonyms: | calmness, coolness, earnest, earnestness, gravity, intentness, sedateness, serious-mindedness, sincerity, sober-mindedness, sobriety, solemnity, staidness, sternness, thoughtfulness |
| Antonyms: | funniness, humor, lightness |
| Main Entry: | zeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, ardor, bustle, determination, devotion, diligence, dispatch, drive, eagerness, earnestness, enterprise, fanaticism, fervor, fierceness, fire, gusto, hustle, inclination, initiative, intensity, intentness, keenness, mania, passion, perseverance, push, readiness, sincerity, spirit, stick-to-itiveness, urgency, vehemence, verve, warmth, what-it-takes, yen, zest |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
| Antonyms: | apathy, indifference, lethargy |
| Main Entry: | involvement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | engrossment |
| Synonyms: | intentness, preoccupation, reflection, study |
| Main Entry: | engrossment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absorption |
| Synonyms: | attention, captivation, concentration, enthrallment, fascination, immersion, intentness, preoccupation |
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