The salesman seems very zealous to please. We made zealous efforts to clean up the house for the party.
SYNONYM(S): ardent, fervent.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
zeal´ous|ly — zeal|ous «ZEHL uhs», adjective. full of zeal; eager; earnest; actively enthusiastic: »The salesman seems very zealous to please. We made zealous efforts to clean up the house for the party. SYNONYM(S): ardent, fervent. ╂[< Medieval Latin… … Useful english dictionary
zeal|ous — «ZEHL uhs», adjective. full of zeal; eager; earnest; actively enthusiastic: »The salesman seems very zealous to please. We made zealous efforts to clean up the house for the party. SYNONYM(S): ardent, fervent. ╂[< Medieval Latin zelosus <… … Useful english dictionary
jeal´ous|ness — jeal|ous «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
zeal — zeal; zeal·less; zeal·ot·ism; zeal·ot·ry; zeal·ous; zeal·ous·ly; zeal·ous·ness; zeal·ot; un·zeal·ous·ly; … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
jeal´ous|ly — jeal|ous «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
jeal|ous — «JEHL uhs», adjective. 1. fearful that a person one loves may love someone else or prefer someone else: »When my brother sees Mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous. One may be jealous of the person loved or of the rival. 2. full of… … Useful english dictionary
zealousness — zeal·ous·ness … English syllables
zealous — zeal•ous [[t]ˈzɛl əs[/t]] adj. full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent • Etymology: 1520–30; < ML zēlōsus. See zeal, ous zeal′ous•ly, adv. zeal′ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
