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zeals

zeals is the plural of zeal.

Meaning of zeal

Noun (1)

zeal (countable and uncountable, plural zeals)

  1. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
    • She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.
    Antonyms:
    apathy
  2. (obsolete) A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
    • […] like a malicious purblinde zeale as thou art!1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, London: Robert Allot, act v, scene 5, page 85
    Synonyms:
    zealot
  3. (collective) A group of zebras.
    • A zeal of zebras confuses predators. Each zebra has a different set of stripes.2012, Alex Kuskowski, Zeal of Zebras: Animal Groups on an African Safari, →ISBN, page 8
    Synonyms:
    dazzle, herd

Noun (2)

zeal (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) A light zomp.

Proper noun capitalized: Zeals

Zeals

  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831).

Origin of zeals

Inherited from Middle English Seles, from Old English sēalas, plural of sealh (“willow”).

Questions about zeals

What does zeals mean?
Zeals means a village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, close to the border with both Dorset and Somerset (OS grid ref ST7831).
What is zeals the plural of?
Zeals is the plural of zeal.
What part of speech is zeals?
Zeals is a proper noun.

Words near zeals in the dictionary

  1. zealousest
  2. zealously
  3. zealousness
  4. zealousnesses
  5. zealousy
  6. zeals
  7. zeamatin
  8. zeamet
  9. zeamets
  10. zeamine
  11. zeamines

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