# eagerness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈiɡɚnəs/ · frequency rank #32,786

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
2. Tartness, sourness.

## Etymology
From Middle English egernesse, egrenesse; equivalent to eager + -ness.

## Common misspellings (11)
`aegerness`, `eaegrness`, `eagenress`, `eagerenss`, `eagernes`, `eagernness`, `eagernses`, `eagerrness`, `eaggerness`, `eagreness`, `egaerness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eagerness