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eagerness vs zeal

zeal vs eagerness

eagerness and zeal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eagerness Yes No No No
zeal Yes No No No
As nouns, eagerness and zeal are synonyms defined as:
  • eagerness and zeal: prompt willingness
Other synonyms of eagerness include forwardness, readiness.
As nouns, zeal is a hyponym of eagerness; that is, zeal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eagerness:
  • eagerness: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  • zeal: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
Other hyponyms of eagerness include ardor, ardour, elan.
eagerness (noun) zeal (noun)
prompt willingness prompt willingness
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
Difference between eagerness and zeal

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