Zealous vs Fond - What's the difference?
zealous | fond |
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
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* 1896 , , A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (2004 edition), page 122:
* 1940 , Foster Rhea Dulles, America Learns to Play: A history of popular recreation, 1607-1940 , page 61:
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(chiefly, with of) Having a liking or affection (for).
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(obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
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(obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
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The background design in lace-making.
(cooking) brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
(obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
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As adjectives the difference between zealous and fond
is that zealous is full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion while fond is (chiefly|with of) having a liking or affection (for).As a noun fond is
the background design in lace-making.As a verb fond is
(obsolete) to have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.zealous
English
Alternative forms
* zelousAdjective
(en adjective)- Johnson was truly zealous for the success of "The Adventurer;" and very soon after his engaging in it, he wrote the following letter:
- Doubtless many will exclaim against the Roman Catholic Church for this; but the simple truth is that Protestantism was no less zealous against the new scientific doctrine.
- and there were few more zealous dancers at the fashionable balls in the Raleigh Tavern at Williamsburg.
Newt Gingrich," Time (retrieved 9 Sept 2013):
- Newt Gingrich . . . left Congress in 1998, following GOP midterm-election losses that many blamed on his zealous pursuit of Bill Clinton's impeachment.
Synonyms
* (full of zeal) ardent, eager, enthusiastic, fervent, passionate, zealoticAntonyms
* (full of zeal) apathetic, dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiasticDerived terms
* overzealous * zealously * zealousnessfond
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Adjective
(er)- more fond on her than she upon her love
- a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
- a fond farewell
- a fond mother or wife
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- I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
- Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
- Grant I may never prove so fond / To trust man on his oath or bond.
- Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fondly * fondness * overfondNoun
(en noun)- He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
Verb
(en verb)- The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.