Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overzeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overzeal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive zeal.

Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + zeal.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

overzealousness

Questions

What does overzeal mean?
Excessive zeal.
Where does overzeal come from?
From over- + zeal.

How to pronounce overzeal

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