The difference between Dazzle and Zeal

When used as nouns, dazzle means a light of dazzling brilliancy, whereas zeal means the fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance.


Dazzle is also verb with the meaning: to confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dazzle and Zeal

  1. Dazzle as a verb (transitive):

    To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.

    Examples:

    "'Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."

  2. Dazzle as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: impress overpower"

    "The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments."

  3. Dazzle as a verb (intransitive):

    To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

  1. Dazzle as a noun:

    A light of dazzling brilliancy.

  2. Dazzle as a noun (figurative):

    Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.

  3. Dazzle as a noun (uncommon):

    A herd of zebra.

  1. Zeal as a noun:

    The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

  2. Zeal as a noun (obsolete):

    A zealot.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  3. Zeal as a noun:

    The collective noun for a group of zebras.