Agogness
/əˈɡɒɡnəs/noun
The state of being intensely eager, curious, or excited.
Did you know?Agogness comes from agog, whose earliest English history is connected with French expressions for playfulness and amusement—not from the modern idea of simply being excited.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle Ages
Middle French
en gogues
“In jest, in high spirits, or in a playful mood; the phrase is the probable source of English agog.”
15th Century
English
agog
“In a state of eager expectation, excitement, or intense curiosity.”
16th–17th Century
English
agog
“Used increasingly to describe someone keenly excited or impatient for an event.”
Old English to Middle English
English
-nesse
“A noun-forming suffix meaning a state, condition, or quality; the ancestor of modern -ness.”
Modern English
English
agogness
“The condition or quality of being agog; an uncommon noun formed from agog plus -ness.”