ZEALOUS

avid, zealous

(adjective) marked by active interest and enthusiasm; “an avid sports fan”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

zealous (comparative more zealous, superlative most zealous)

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

• (full of zeal): ardent, eager, enthusiastic, fervent, passionate, zealotic

• (full of zeal): apathetic, dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic

Source: Wiktionary

Zeal"ous, a. Etym: [LL. zelosus. See Zeal.]

1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object. He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. Law.

2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] Shak.

– Zeal"ous*ly, adv.

– Zeal"ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Find words from

that start with

that end with

containing

of length

22 February 2025

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’

Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.