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
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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."
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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."
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Dazzle as a verb (intransitive):
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
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Dazzle as a noun:
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
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Dazzle as a noun (figurative):
Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
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Dazzle as a noun (uncommon):
A herd of zebra.
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Zeal as a noun:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
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Zeal as a noun (obsolete):
A zealot.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ben Jonson"
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Zeal as a noun:
The collective noun for a group of zebras.