Zest
Meaning of Zest
noun
- great enthusiasm and energy.
they campaigned with zest and intelligence
she had a great zest for life
- the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring.
add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest
- scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring.
zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith
late 17th century (in sense zest (sense 2 of the noun)): from French zeste ‘orange or lemon peel’, from obsolete zec ‘membrane around walnut kernel’, ‘object of no importance’.
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Hyphenation of Zest
Zest
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Zest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Zest synonyms
Meaning gusto:
Meaning nip:
nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess
Meaning spice:
Meaning intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval:
Meaning a strong desire or liking for something:
Meaning enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness:
Meaning the quality of being eager or enthusiastic; eagerness:
Meaning keen interest or enthusiasm:
Meaning great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective:
Meaning great enthusiasm or passion:
Meaning an intense desire or enthusiasm for something:
Meaning a great interest and pleasure in something:
Meaning the state or process of taking pleasure in something:
Meaning a feeling of great pleasure and happiness:
Meaning great pleasure:
Meaning a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness:
Meaning vigour and spirit or enthusiasm:
Meaning the quality of being outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic:
Meaning vivacity and wit:
Meaning exuberance or liveliness:
Meaning bubbles in a liquid; fizz:
Meaning fervent or passionate emotion or enthusiasm:
Meaning the state of being full of life or vigour; liveliness:
Meaning the state of being strong and active; energy:
Meaning the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress:
Meaning the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity:
Meaning a cheerful and optimistic attitude or disposition:
Meaning vigour or vivacity of style or performance:
Meaning a rebound of a ball or other object:
Meaning energy and high spirits; liveliness:
Meaning the quality of courage, energy, and determination:
Meaning the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience:
Meaning energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness:
Meaning energy; vigour:
Meaning the quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive:
Meaning energy; enthusiasm:
Meaning an attractive combination of vitality and glamour:
Meaning the tough outer skin of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit:
Meaning the outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable:
Meaning the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal:
Meaning a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else:
Meaning the outermost layer of the pericarp:
Meaning the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary:
Meaning the outer layer of the pericarp of a fruit:
Zest antonyms
Meaning lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern:
Meaning lack of interest, concern, or sympathy:
Meaning mild dislike or aversion:
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