English Explanatory Dictionary

zeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
  2. A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
  3. A group of zebras.

Pronunciation

/ziːl/ /zil/ en-us-zeal.ogg

Word forms

zeal zeals

Etymology

From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.

Synonyms

ardour eagerness enthusiasm intensity passion zealot dazzle herd

Antonyms

apathy

Related words

jealous jealousy missionary zeal zealot zealotic zealotical zealotry zealous zealously zealousness zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

Translations

Albanian: cenë Arabic: حَمَاس Arabic: جُهْد Arabic: جهد Armenian: նախանձախնդրություն Azerbaijani: şövq Azerbaijani: canfəşanlıq Belarusian: запа́л Belarusian: заўзя́тасць Bulgarian: усъ́рдие Bulgarian: стара́ние Bulgarian: стреме́ж Catalan: zel Cherokee: ᎤᏚᎩᎬᏗ Chinese Mandarin: 熱心 /热心 Chinese Mandarin: 熱情 /热情 Chinese Mandarin: 激情 Chinese Mandarin: 熱忱 /热忱 Cornish: diwysykter Czech: horlivost Danish: iver Dutch: ijver Dutch: geestdrift Esperanto: fervoro Finnish: into Finnish: intohimo Finnish: kiihko French: zèle French: assiduité Georgian: გულმოდგინება Georgian: სიბეჯითე Georgian: თავგამოდება German: Eifer German: Begeisterung Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Greek: ζήλος Ancient Greek: προθυμία Ancient Greek: σπουδή Ancient Greek: ζῆλος Hungarian: buzgóság Hungarian: buzgalom Hungarian: lelkesedés Hungarian: hév Hungarian: hevület Ido: zelo Interlingua: zelo Irish: díograis Italian: zelo Japanese: 熱情 Japanese: 情熱 Japanese: 熱意 Japanese: 意気込み Japanese: 気勢 Korean: 열정 Latin: studium Latin: zēlus Latin: ardor Latin: fervor Latin: alacritās Macedonian: ревност Norwegian Bokmål: engasjement Norwegian Bokmål: iver Occitan: zèl Persian: شوق Persian: غِیرَت Persian: تَعَصُّب Plautdietsch: Iewa Polish: zapał Polish: gorliwość Portuguese: zelo Romanian: zel Romanian: ardoare Romanian: râvnă Romanian: sârguință Russian: рве́ние Russian: усе́рдие Russian: стара́ние Russian: запа́л Sanskrit: उत्साह Scottish Gaelic: eud
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