Zeal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/zˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/zˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/zˈiːl/

1 syllable Say it as /zˈiːl/.

Examples

they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
he felt a kind of religious zeal
he had an absolute zeal for litigation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ardor eagerness ardour readiness forwardness elan

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) “they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor”
noun	excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end “he had an absolute zeal for litigation”
noun	prompt willingness “readiness to continue discussions”

Word Forms

zealous

adjective

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eifer

ein Gefühl starken Eifers (normalerweise zugunsten einer Person oder eines Anliegens)

🇫🇷French

zèle

un sentiment de fort empressement (généralement en faveur d'une personne ou d'une cause)

🇪🇸Spanish

celo

un sentimiento de fuerte entusiasmo (generalmente a favor de una persona o causa)

🇮🇹Italian

zelo

un sentimento di forte entusiasmo (di solito a favore di una persona o di una causa)

🇳🇱Dutch

ijver

een gevoel van sterke gretigheid (meestal ten gunste van een persoon of zaak)

🇵🇹Portuguese

zelo

um sentimento de forte entusiasmo (geralmente em favor de uma pessoa ou causa)

🇷🇺Russian

рвение

чувство сильного рвения (обычно в пользу человека или дела)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्साह

तीव्र उत्सुकता की भावना (आमतौर पर किसी व्यक्ति या कारण के पक्ष में)

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্যম

দৃঢ় আগ্রহের অনুভূতি (সাধারণত একজন ব্যক্তি বা কারণের পক্ষে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வைராக்கியம்

வலுவான ஆர்வத்தின் உணர்வு (பொதுவாக ஒரு நபர் அல்லது காரணத்திற்காக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్సాహం

బలమైన ఆత్రుత యొక్క భావన (సాధారణంగా ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా కారణానికి అనుకూలంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

आवेश

तीव्र उत्सुकतेची भावना (सामान्यतः एखाद्या व्यक्तीच्या किंवा कारणाच्या बाजूने)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સાહ

મજબૂત આતુરતાની લાગણી (સામાન્ય રીતે વ્યક્તિ અથવા કારણની તરફેણમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಬಲವಾದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ಭಾವನೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಣದ ಪರವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീക്ഷ്ണത

ശക്തമായ ആകാംക്ഷയുടെ ഒരു തോന്നൽ (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കോ കാരണത്തിനോ അനുകൂലമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਸ਼

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਉਤਸੁਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਦੇ ਹੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جوش

شدید بے تابی کا احساس (عام طور پر کسی شخص یا وجہ کے حق میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

热情

强烈渴望的感觉（通常支持某人或事业）

🇯🇵Japanese

熱意

強い熱意の感情（通常は人や大義を支持する）

🇰🇷Korean

열성

강한 열의(보통 사람이나 원인에 대한 선호)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lòng nhiệt thành

một cảm giác háo hức mạnh mẽ (thường ủng hộ một người hoặc một mục đích)

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระตือรือร้น

ความรู้สึกกระตือรือร้นอย่างมาก (โดยปกติจะเข้าข้างบุคคลหรือสาเหตุ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

semangat

perasaan keinginan yang kuat (biasanya mendukung seseorang atau tujuan)

🇵🇭Filipino

kasigasigan

isang pakiramdam ng matinding pananabik (karaniwan ay pabor sa isang tao o dahilan)

🇲🇾Malay

semangat

perasaan bersemangat yang kuat (biasanya memihak kepada seseorang atau tujuan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حماسة

شعور بلهفة قوية (عادة لصالح شخص أو قضية)

🇮🇷Persian

غیرت

احساس اشتیاق شدید (معمولاً به نفع یک فرد یا علت)

🇹🇷Turkish

gayret

Güçlü bir istek hissi (genellikle bir kişi veya davanın lehine)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַנָאוּת

תחושה של להיטות חזקה (בדרך כלל לטובת אדם או מטרה)

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