nnoun.feelinga feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)Synset:ardor ardour elan
Examples:- they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
- he felt a kind of religious zeal
Derivationally Related Form:zealous
Hypernyms:avidity avidness eagerness keenness
Inherited Hypernyms:ardoreagernessenthusiasmfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.feelingexcessive fervor to do something or accomplish some endExamples:- he had an absolute zeal for litigation
Derivationally Related Form:zealous
Hypernyms:ardor ardour fervency fervidness fervor fervour fire
Inherited Hypernyms:zealardorpassionfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeprompt willingnessSynset:eagerness forwardness readiness
Examples:- readiness to continue discussions
- they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
- they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
- he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
Hypernyms:willingness
Inherited Hypernyms:readinesswillingnessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity