zeal

zeal is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.
2. noun. A zealot.
3. intransitive verb. To be zealous.
4. noun. prompt willingness

   "readiness to continue discussions"

   "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"

   Synonyms: eagerness, forwardness, readiness

5. noun. excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

   "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

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

   "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"

   "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

   Synonyms: ardor, ardour, elan

Synonyms

eagerness, forwardness, readiness, ardor, ardour, elan

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in zeal:

laze

Common word forms

zeals, zealed, zealful, zealous, zealless

Words from these letters

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