in the mood inclined, willing, interested, minded, keen, eager, disposed towards, in the (right) frame of mind, favourable towards After all that activity we were in the mood for a good meal.

Is Eager an emotion?

Eagerness, a motivational factor, induces positive emotions. Although these emotions are incidental, they play an important role in forming metaperceptions, a finding that is in line with feelings-as-information theory (Schwarz, 2012).

Is eagerness a positive word?

It suggests anxiety. Whereas “eager” is full of happy anticipation. ... So the one that has a negative connotation seems better suited to negative contexts, while the more positive-sounding “eager” lends some extra happiness to happy situations.