Earnest vs. Zealous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Earnest and Zealous
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Earnest
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
Two girls were in earnest conversation
An earnest student
Zealous
Having or showing zeal
The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations
Earnest
A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come
The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness
Zealous
Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.
Earnest
Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness
An earnest gesture of goodwill.
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Zealous
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
Earnest
Earnest money.
Zealous
Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
Earnest
A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.
Zealous
Filled with religious zeal.
Earnest
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Zealous
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
An avid sports fan
A great walker
An eager beaver
Earnest
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
Earnest
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
Earnest
(transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
Earnest
(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.
Earnest
(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
Earnest prayers
Earnest
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
Earnest attention
Earnest
(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
An earnest disposition
Earnest
Strenuous; diligent.
Earnest efforts
Earnest
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
Earnest
Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest.
And given in earnest what I begged in jest.
Earnest
Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
And from his coffersReceived the golden earnest of our death.
Earnest
Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
Earnest
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
An earnest advocate to plead for him.
Earnest
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
Earnest
Serious; important.
They whom earnest lets do often hinder.
Earnest
To use in earnest.
To earnest them [our arms] with men.
Earnest
Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Earnest
Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;
Both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
A film with a solemn social message
Earnest
Earnest;
One's dearest wish
Devout wishes for their success
Heartfelt condolences
Earnest
Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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