French Conversation · Level 69
60 words
French word
empressement
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃pʁɛsəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nouneagerness
Example
Son empressement à répondre m'a surpris.
His eagerness to answer surprised me.
More examples
Elle a accepté l'invitation avec empressement.
She accepted the invitation with eagerness.
Core concept
A strong forward surge that sends someone into prompt action.
Common phrases
avec empressement
with eagerness
faire preuve d'empressement
show eagerness
Similar words
hâte: A strong urge to act quickly or finish something soon.
impatience: Irritation at being kept waiting and a desire to finish quickly.
enthousiasme: Bright excitement that inspires active involvement in something.
Definition in French
Élan vif et enthousiaste qui pousse à accomplir quelque chose rapidement.
Word origin
Empressement is formed from French s'empresser with the noun suffix -ment; empresser combines en- with presser, from Latin premere, "to press".
Usage tips
- The noun commonly appears in son empressement à répondre, with à introducing the action that receives the eager effort.
Other meanings
- hastenoun
Opposites
- calmecalmnoun
- sang-froidcomposurenoun
Related words
- empresséhastyadjective
- empressémenthastilyadverb
- empresserhurryverb