zealous

Questions about zealous

What does zealous mean?

zealous means "marked by active interest and enthusiasm".

How many syllables are in zealous?

zealous has 2 syllables: zeal-ous. The stress falls on "zeal". In IPA it is /ˈzɛləs/.

What is another word for zealous?

Close synonyms include avid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zealous a common word?

zealous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with zealous?

1 word rhymes with zealous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.