Enthusiastic about vs Enthusiastic of

Both 'enthusiastic about' and 'enthusiastic of' are commonly used phrases, but 'enthusiastic about' is the correct and more widely accepted construction in English. 'Enthusiastic of' is not commonly used and may sound awkward to native English speakers.

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Enthusiastic about

This is the correct and widely accepted construction in English.

Use 'enthusiastic about' when expressing excitement or passion for something or someone.

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Apr 20, 2017 ... Bill Gates Enthusiastic about Disease-Fighting Progress. Mass distribution of medications, international partnerships and targeted research ...

Alternatives:

excited about
passionate about
keen on

Enthusiastic of

'Enthusiastic of' is not commonly used and may sound awkward to native English speakers.

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Professor Martinus VELTMAN, who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1999, said that he was an enthusiastic supporter of Europe also citing the CERN example.
As you know, I have always been an enthusiastic supporter of interparliamentary exchanges.
Commission and Parliament are enthusiastic supporters of the ELISE programme because of the powerful leverage it provides.
I'm an enthusiastic man of the theatre, as I know you to be.
"and your enthusiastic pursuit of her enrollment..."
Extreme runner Ray Zahab shares an enthusiastic account of his record-breaking trek on foot to the South Pole - a 33-day sprint through the snow.
A Lebanese journalist and diplomat, he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Arabic identity.
Despite a few glitches, the changeover was smoother than even the most enthusiastic supports of the euro could have wished.
Ghassan Tueni A Lebanese journalist and diplomat, he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Arabic identity.
Professor Martinus VELTMAN, who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1999, said that he was an enthusiastic supporter of Europe also citing the CERN example.
I say this as an enthusiastic supporter of regulations because, when directives are implemented, they generally bring new distortions of competition in their wake in my country.
Let us not forget that the United States was once an enthusiastic supporter of Saddam Hussein and supplied him with some of his conventional weapons.
The lively interest shown by Members in these meetings testifies to the enthusiastic support of the European Parliament for the Geneva Initiative.
As you know, not all Member States are currently enthusiastic supporters of the common consolidated corporate tax base.
Personally, I am an enthusiastic supporter of enlargement but equally I have strong views as to how that enlarged Europe should be constructed.
Indeed, after the enthusiastic advocacy of Mr Posselt, Mr Bösch and Mr Habsburg, I can scarcely wait to toast that occasion in Slovenian wine.
The poet appears to be well-loved in Italy... and, judging by the enthusiastic embrace of this pretty woman... not only for his moral gifts.
...loved it that Carlos never wavered from his... ...enthusiastic embrace of crime.
The presidency appreciates the enthusiastic support of the Commission in this endeavour and the work presently under way.
I wish to express my gratitude, especially to many individual Members who are enthusiastic supporters of Euromed relations, for your role as a driving force behind the Union's active involvement in this region.

Alternatives:

enthusiastic about
excited about
passionate about
keen on

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