anxious vs. eager

anxious

adjective

  1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; apprehensive:

    Her parents were anxious about her poor health.

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  2. earnestly desirous; eager (usually followed by an infinitive or for ): anxious for our happiness.

    anxious to please;

    anxious for our happiness.

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  3. attended with or showing solicitude or uneasiness:

    anxious forebodings.

eager

adjective

  1. keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing:

    I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

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  2. characterized by or revealing great earnestness:

    an eager look.

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  3. Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.