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zest  (zst)
n.
1.
a. Flavor or interest; piquancy.
b. The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring.
2. Spirited enjoyment; gusto: "At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).
tr.v. zest·ed, zest·ing, zests
To give zest, charm, or spirit to.

[Obsolete French, orange or lemon peel.]

zestful adj.
zestful·ly adv.
zestful·ness n.
zesty adj.
Synonyms: zest, gusto, relish
These nouns denote keen, hearty pleasure or appreciation: ate with zest; telling a joke with gusto; has no relish for repetitive work.

zest [zɛst]
n
1. invigorating or keen excitement or enjoyment a zest for living
2. added interest, flavour, or charm; piquancy her presence gave zest to the occasion
3. (Cookery) something added to give flavour or relish
4. (Cookery) the peel or skin of an orange or lemon, used as flavouring in drinks, etc.
vb
(Cookery) (tr) to give flavour, interest, or piquancy to
[from French zeste peel of citrous fruits used as flavouring, of unknown origin]
zestful  adj
zestfully  adv
zestfulness  n
zestless  adj
zesty  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zest - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoymentzest - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
enjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good time
enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement
2.zest - a tart spicy qualityzest - a tart spicy quality                
spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
Verb1.zest - add herbs or spices tozest - add herbs or spices to              
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
ginger - add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"
pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup"

zest
noun
1. enjoyment, love, appetite, relish, interest, joy, excitement, zeal, gusto, keenness, zing (informal), delectation He has a zest for life and a quick intellect.
enjoyment loathing, indifference, distaste, aversion, apathy, weariness, lack of enthusiasm, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance
2. flavour, taste, savour, kick (informal), spice, relish, smack, tang, piquancy, pungency Lemon oil adds zest to your cuppa.
3. rind, skin, peel, outer layer the zest and juice of the lemon
Translations
zest [zest] N
1. (= enthusiasm) → gusto m, entusiasmo m (for por) to do sth with zesthacer algo con entusiasmo
to eat with zestcomer con gusto
her zest for lifesus ganas de vivir, su gusto por la vida
2. (= excitement) → ánimo m

zest [ˈzɛst] n
(= enjoyment and enthusiasm) → entrain m
zest for sth → passion f pour qch
zest for life → joie f de vivre
(= excitement) → piquant m
to add zest to sth → donner du piquant à qch
[lemon, orange] → zeste m

zest
n
(= enthusiasm)Begeisterung f; zest for lifeLebensfreude f; he hasn’t got much zester hat keinen Schwung
(in style, of food etc) → Pfiff m (inf), → Schwung m; a story full of zesteine Geschichte mit Schwung; add zest to your meals with …!geben Sie Ihren Gerichten Pfiff mit …! (inf)
(= lemon etc peel)Zitronen-/Orangenschale f

zest [zɛst] n
a. (enthusiasm) zest (for)gusto (per), entusiasmo (per) (fig) (spice) → sapore m
zest for living → gioia di vivere
b. (Culin, YYY) (of orange, lemon) → buccia

zest
n zest [zest]
keen enjoyment She joined in the games with zest. genot, lus إسْتِمتاع شَديد، لَذَّه удоволствие nadšení iver; entusiasme der Genuß κέφι, ενθουσιασμός entusiasmo särtsakus شور و شوق into entrain, enthousiasme חֵשֶק, הֲנָאָה, הִתלַהֲבוּת मजा, रस, आनन्द gorljivost lelkesedés semangat áköf ánægja entusiasmo 熱意 짜릿함 entuziazmas, užsidegimas dedzība; aizrautība perasaan ghairah animo iver, livslyst, appetitt przyjemność gosto antren, entuziasm пыл, энтузиазм nadšenie užitek polet iver, entusiasm ความสนุกสนาน coşku, heves 濃厚的興趣,刺激和趣味性 запал; зацікавленість ذوق و شوق sự thích thú

zest نَكْهَة, نَكْهِة citronová kůra, nadšení gejst, reven skal Begeisterung, Zitronenschale ζωντάνια, ξύσμα λεμονιού brío, ralladura de limón innostus, sitruunankuori engouement, zeste limunova korica, polet entusiasmo, scorza レモンゼスト, 沸き立つ喜び 레몬 껍질, 흥취 citroenschil, iets extra's iver, sitronskall starta skórka z cytryny, zapał entusiasmo, raspa, zesto интерес, цедра aptit på, rivet skal เปลือกมะนาวหรือส้ม, ความสนุกสนาน haz, limon kabuğu sự say mê, vỏ chanh 橙皮, 热情


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I do not, of course, mean that there are not battles, conspiracies, tumults, factions, and all those other phenomena which are supposed to make History interesting; nor would I deny that the strange mixture of the problems of life and the problems of Mathematics, continually inducing conjecture and giving the opportunity of immediate verification, imparts to our existence a zest which you in Spaceland can hardly comprehend.
It requires the feminine temperament to repeat the same thing three times with unabated zest.
At any rate I fell greedily upon them, and I read with no less zest than his poems the bitter, and cruel, and narrow-minded criticisms which mainly filled one of the volumes.
 
 
 
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