What is another word for zealousness?
enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm.
/ˈzel.əs.nəs/ the quality of being very enthusiastic and eager: Many people approach green issues with the zealousness of recent converts to a new religion.
- abundant.
- adequate.
- ample.
- full.
- sufficient.
- suitable.
- bellyful.
- acceptable.
- ardor.
- determination.
- devotion.
- diligence.
- eagerness.
- earnestness.
- fanaticism.
- fervor.
: feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc. : filled with zeal. zealous fans. She was one of the president's most zealous [=ardent] supporters. The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.
Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity.
Zealous can either have a positive or a negative connotation depending on the context. A religious zealot may be called such as an insult, whereas a dog might be a zealot for fetch, which is a positive thing. Overall, the word zealous can describe any person or thing who is very excited about and devoted to something.
(3) She was most zealous in performing her duties. (4) He is a zealous supporter of our cause. (5) She is a zealous supporter of our cause. (6) She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.
As an anger-like emotion, religious zeal is an occurrent affective state of mind that is intentionally directed towards a specific (immanent) object, characteristically a person or group of persons.
Her party has shown a zeal to agree to potentially controversial matters already. He is second to none in his zeal and energy in fighting for all his constituents. There has been a marked increase in the courtesy and zeal with which the operator tries to help the subscriber.
What are 5 good synonyms?
- acceptable.
- excellent.
- exceptional.
- favorable.
- great.
- marvelous.
- positive.
- satisfactory.
adjective. zeal·ous ˈzel-əs. : filled with or showing zeal : marked by passionate support for a person, cause, or ideal. zealously adverb. zealousness noun.
If passion most closely relates to desire, then zeal implies action. I often say I'm passionate about training, but in reality I possess more of a zeal for the iron.
Zealous is the adjective for the noun zeal, "eager partisanship"; the latter has a long e, but zealous has a short one: ZEL-uhs. It can have a slightly negative connotation, and people are sometimes described as overzealous, meaning they try too hard.
As an anger-like emotion, religious zeal is an occurrent affective state of mind that is intentionally directed towards a specific (immanent) object, characteristically a person or group of persons.