Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Effusively warm and enthusiastic: Describes a person's manner as being extremely friendly, hearty, and eager in welcoming, greeting, or conversing with others. It conveys a sense of genuine, intimate, and caring enthusiasm.
   • Overly eager or pressing: Can sometimes imply a degree of eagerness that is hurried or insistent in showing attention.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh chủ quán vồn vã chào hỏi mọi khách hàng. (The shop owner greeted every customer with great warmth.)
  • Cô ấy nói chuyện rất vồn vã với người bạn cũ. (She conversed very warmly with her old friend.)
  • Đừng vồn vã quá, hãy để họ tự nhiên. (Don't be overly eager; let them be natural.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often describes the initial manner of greeting or receiving someone. It focuses on the external display of enthusiasm and intimate care in social interactions.

Variants and Related Words

• Niềm nở (adj): cordial, genial. While similar, "niềm nở" is generally more neutral and polite, whereas "vồn vã" often implies a higher, more effusive degree of warmth.
• Ân cần (adj): solicitous, attentive. Emphasizes careful and considerate attention rather than the enthusiastic eagerness of "vồn vã".
• Nhiệt tình (adj): enthusiastic, ardent. A broader term for enthusiasm that can apply to actions beyond social greetings.

Synonyms

• Effusive: expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained, heartfelt manner.
• Hearty: loudly vigorous and cheerful.
• Overly eager: showing too much keenness or desire.
• Warm: having, showing, or expressive of enthusiasm, affection, or kindness.

Related Idioms

• While "vồn vã" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the behavior implied in phrases like:
  • Mở lòng thân thiện: to open one's heart in a friendly way.
  • Đón tiếp nồng hậu: to give a cordial reception.

verb

1. to show great warmth