readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness
(noun) prompt willingness; âreadiness to continue discussionsâ; âthey showed no eagerness to spread the gospelâ; âthey disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiorityâ; âhe tried to explain his forwardness in battleâ
zeal
(noun) excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; âhe had an absolute zeal for litigationâ
ardor, ardour, elan, zeal
(noun) a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); âthey were imbued with a revolutionary ardorâ; âhe felt a kind of religious zealâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zeal (countable and uncountable, plural zeals)
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
Synonyms: ardour, eagerness, enthusiasm, intensity, passion
Antonym: apathy
(obsolete) A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
Synonym: zealot
The collective noun for a group of zebras.
Synonyms: dazzle, herd
• Elza, laze, zale
Source: Wiktionary
Zeal, n. Etym: [F. zèle; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. Yeast, Jealous.]
1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. "Ambition varnished o'er with zeal." Milton. "Zeal, the blind conductor of the will." Dryden. "Zeal's never-dying fire." Keble. I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Rom. x. 2. A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert with little care what shall be established. Johnson.
2. A zealot. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Zeal, v. i.
Definition: To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
