anxious
/ˈæŋkʃəs/
adjective
Common
1.adj.eagerly desirous
“anxious to see the new show at the museum”
2.adj.causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
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anxious and dying share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. anxious means “eagerly desirous”. dying means “in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be”. dying is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈæŋkʃəs/
1.adj.eagerly desirous
“anxious to see the new show at the museum”
2.adj.causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
“spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”
/ˈdaɪɪŋ/
1.adj.in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
“a dying man”
2.adj.eagerly desirous
“anxious to see the new show at the museum”
3.n.the time when something ends
“it was the death of all his plans”
| anxious | dying | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ |
| Said | ANGK-shuhs | DAHY-ing |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective, noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | dying | none recorded |
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