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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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