zealous
Etymology
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Etymology
From
- (British, America) IPA: /ˈzɛl.əs/
zealous
- Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
- 1791, James Boswell, “(please specify the year)”, in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC ↗:
- Johnson was truly zealous for the success of "The Adventurer;" and very soon after his engaging in it, he wrote the following letter:
- (full of zeal) ardent, eager, enthusiastic, fervent, passionate, zealotic
- (antonym(s) of “full of zeal”): apathetic, dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic
- French: zélé
- German: eifrig, begeistert
- Italian: zelante
- Portuguese: zeloso
- Russian: рья́ный
- Spanish: celoso, ferviente
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