zealousness
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈzɛləsnəs/
:
entusiasmo
- She approached her charity work with great zealousness, organizing events and raising funds tirelessly.
Examples
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However, the passion to promote rigor through AP has possibly created zealousness among schools.
Academic text (2015) -
Your zealousness for everything football gave you a referees' union bent on enriching itself.
Blog text (15) -
I believe the zealousness of the extreme in tobacco control has undermined the justifications for workplace smoking restrictions.
Blog text (8) -
It has been argued that the zealousness with which newspapers like the New York World and the Herald approached the war impacted public opinion about the conflict much more than the debate in Washington did.
Academic text (1996) -
However, he denounces Buddhist monasticism with a zealousness exceptional even in a churchman of the Counter-Reformation.
Academic text (2003) -
With the possible exception of politics (and even this is probably a distant second), you would be hard-pressed to find another convention that generates so much zealousness on the part of followers.
Academic text (1999) -
His zealousness for environmental protection drives him to volunteer every weekend at the local wildlife reserve.
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The team's zealousness for innovation led to groundbreaking discoveries in renewable energy technology.
Synonyms
463
2.5
A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger
288
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
42
4.5
Great energy and enjoyment that makes things exciting
39
3.9
Strong commitment to a cause or activity
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5.8
A strong feeling of energy and interest in helping a cause
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6.3
A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
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2.5
A strong, excited wish to do or have something
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7.5
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
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5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
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8.0
A very strong wish to have or do something
A very strong feeling of great interest and excitement for something
Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care
A very strong and eager interest in something
A lively, happy energy that makes a person enjoy life
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
Complete and sincere enthusiasm and strong commitment to something
Antonyms
How Zealous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Zealousness comes from the simple word zeal, which comes from the old Greek zēlos meaning 'great eagerness' or 'strong feeling'. So, zealousness is like a 'burning' passion or strong energy for something.