zealousness
Eager, burning commitment
Zealousness is intense enthusiasm or fervor in pursuit of a cause, belief, or goal.
The word carries a slightly more formal or emphatic tone than simply saying enthusiasm: Her zealousness for environmental causes impressed even skeptics.
It can suggest admirable dedication or, in excess, fanaticism that others find off-putting.
Intense emotional warmth
- fervencyIntense emotional warmth
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
- fireCombustion with flames
- passionIntense emotional drive
earnestness · intensity · fierceness · fanaticism · rapture · frenzy · exuberance · gusto
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
constancy · adherence · commitment · piety · reverence · worship · adoration · veneration
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
relentlessness · tirelessness · industriousness · assiduousness · resolve · grit · stamina · endurance
Intense willingness to act
- keennessSharpness of perception
- avidityIntense keen interest
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
liveliness · zest · vim · vigor · dynamism · energy · drive · motivation
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
passion · earnestness · intensity · fierceness · fanaticism · rapture · frenzy · exuberance · gusto · verve
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
allegiance · constancy · adherence · commitment · piety · reverence · worship · adoration · veneration · single-mindedness
tenacity
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- determinationFirmness of purpose
doggedness · relentlessness · tirelessness · industriousness · assiduousness · resolve · grit · stamina · endurance · fortitude
eagerness
Intense willingness to act
- keennessSharpness of perception
- avidityIntense keen interest
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
exuberance · liveliness · zest · vim · vigor · dynamism · energy · drive · motivation · alacrity
zealousnessapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · unconcern · disinterest · detachment · nonchalance
zealousnesslethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
listlessness · half-heartedness · torpor · languidness · sluggishness
zealousnesscoolness
Calm self-possession
coldness · dispassionateness · calmness · equanimity · moderation