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WesternAmerican Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'You're just jealous of her' or 'You're zelous of her'

Is the latter one correct?
Can I use zealous instead of jealous? IT has the same meaning, right?
  

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The words jealous and zealous have nothing in common in meaning. You cannot replace one with another. com if you've lost your dictionary.

  • The words jealous and zealous have nothing in common in meaning.
  • You cannot replace one with another.
  • com if you've lost your dictionary.
  • CJ
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The words jealous and zealous have nothing in common in meaning.
You cannot replace one with another.

See www.m-w.com if you've lost your dictionary.

CJ
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Thank you.
Tell me if these sound natural & correct:
I'm zealous to find a girlfriend.(zealous as in eager)
The violist was zealous to make it to Classical Idol 6.
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You are on the right track, but the problem is that zealous is not a word typically used in everyday conversations, and it normally has to do with fanaticism of a religious or political nature as shown through passionate displays, speeches, and argumentation.

You are not preaching with great passion to all the world about some method for finding a girlfriend which you have d
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Zealous is a much stronger word than 'eager' so don't use it as a simple synonym. It's not really appropriate for these contexts. It's not used very often and it is usually seen in rather critical contexts - it's not necessarily a good thing to be zealous. It shows an element of obsession, being 'over-eager', taking things maybe too far.

M-W definition of zealous: filled with or ch
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Thank you very much.
So:

I'm eager to succeed in my forthcoming exam, however:
The way he experienced himself in the religious ritual was extremely zealous.
I hope I got the hang of it. I made those sentences by myself.

Do we agree that zealous = fanatically enthusiastic? Because I want to write it down in my English studies notebook. I need to find a few words that
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WesternAmericanThank you very much.
So:

I'm eager to succeed in my forthcoming exam, however:
The way he experienced himself in the religious ritual was extremely zealous. You can't use this word in this context - immersed himself / trained himself.
I hope I got the hang of it. I made those s

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