zeal

CEFRC1

/ziːl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Great energy and enthusiasm for a cause or activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group of zebras.

Examples

  • Success is due less to ability than to zeal.

  • Zeal for your house will consume me.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /zil/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.

  2. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

More examples

In context

  • She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.

  • I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

  • Zeal, the blind conductor of the will

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Origin

noun

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.