unzealous

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adjective

Not zealous.

Similar
languidspiritlessadiaphroisticapatheticapathisticalblaséblithedeaf
OriginEnglish zealous ← Middle English zelose ← Latin zēlōsus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunzealous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot zealous.

    Synonyms: languid, spiritless, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot zealous.

Similar
languidspiritlessadiaphroisticapatheticapathisticalblaséblithedeafcoolshiftlessdispassionatedullenervatedgallionichalfheartedheartlessimpassiveineffervescibleinsouciantindifferent
Also see
apathetic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yéh₂los
  10. Ancient Greekζῆλος (zêlos)
  11. Latinzēlus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  14. Latinzēlōsus
  15. Middle Englishzelose
  16. Englishzealous
  17. Englishunzealous

From un- + zealous.

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APA

unzealous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unzealous

MLA

“unzealous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unzealous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unzealous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unzealous.

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