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- [zest]
- /zɛst/
- /zest/
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- [zest]
- /zɛst/
Definitions of zest word
- noun zest keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto. 1
- noun zest an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something. 1
- noun zest anything added to impart flavor, enhance one's appreciation, etc. 1
- noun zest piquancy; interest; charm. 1
- noun zest liveliness or energy; animating spirit. 1
- noun zest the peel, especially the thin outer peel, of a citrus fruit used for flavoring: lemon zest. 1
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Origin of zest
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French zest (now zeste) orange or lemon peel used for flavoring < ?
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Parts of speech for Zest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zest
verb zest
- jazz up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
noun zest
- enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- keenness — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- gusto — hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto. Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- relish — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
Antonyms for zest
noun zest
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- blandness — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
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