What's the difference between zeal, ardor and enthusiasm? What's the difference between zeal, ardor and enthusiasm? How do I put it containing one of these words if I'd like to say a person offers hel

Ethan Lee

What's the difference between zeal, ardor and enthusiasm? What's the difference between zeal, ardor and enthusiasm? How do I put it containing one of these words if I'd like to say a person offers help with passion (For example, 'People always zealously offered to help me get to where I was going when I found myself lost in [city]')? Are there better ways to express it? Thank you for any help you can provide.

Sep 30, 2019 5:48 AM

Answers · 8

Zeal and ardor don’t work. Neither does ‘always’. And you are missing a “me”. In [city], people enthusiastically offered to help me get me to where I was going when I was lost.

September 30, 2019

Ardour is very literary. You would rarely hear it in normal speech. Zealous is more common, but tends to have a negative connotation. In your example, I wouldn't use it, because you are describing a positive attitude. Enthusiastic is fine. People always enthusiastically...

September 30, 2019

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