(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Enthusiasm is great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important.
Their skill, ~ and running has got them in the team.
N-VAR: oft N for n/-ing
2.
An ~ is an activity or subject that interests you very much and that you spend a lot of time on.
Draw him out about his current ~s and future plans.
= interest
N-COUNT: oft with poss