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Antonyms for zealousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : zel-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɛl əs |
Definition of zealousness
Origin :- 1520s, from Medieval Latin zelosus (source of Italian zeloso, Spanish celoso), from zelus (see zeal). Related: Zealously, zealousness.
- As in enthusiasm : noun keen interest, excitement
- As in fervor : noun excitement, enthusiasm
- In his zealousness Mr. Dolman might anger her husband, then his logic would avail little.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Into eyes and lips alike came something else—something touched with the zealousness of aspiration.
- Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
- With these two cold, stern men to nod approval at his zealousness, he went to greater lengths than he might otherwise have done.
- Extract from : « Joel: A Boy of Galilee » by Annie Fellows Johnston
Synonyms for zealousness
- activity
- animation
- ardency
- ardor
- avidity
- conviction
- craze
- dash
- devotion
- devoutness
- eagerness
- earnestness
- ecstasy
- élan
- emotion
- energy
- exhilaration
- fad
- fanaticism
- feeling
- fervency
- fervor
- fever
- fieriness
- fire
- flame
- flare
- frenzy
- fury
- gaiety
- glow
- go
- heartiness
- heat
- hilarity
- hobby
- hurrah
- impetuosity
- intensity
- interest
- jazz
- joy
- joyfulness
- keenness
- life
- love
- mania
- mirth
- nerve
- oomph
- orgasm
- passion
- pep
- pep talk
- piety
- piousness
- rapture
- red heat
- religiousness
- relish
- seriousness
- sincerity
- snap
- solemnity
- spirit
- transport
- vehemence
- verve
- vim
- vivacity
- warmth
- weakness
- wholeheartedness
- zeal
- zealousness
- zest
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