zest

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.

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[Obsolete French, orange or lemon peel.]

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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.

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zest

Noun

1. invigorating or keen excitement or enjoyment: he has a zest for life and a quick intellect

2. added interest, flavour, or charm: he said that she would provide a new zest for his government

3. the peel of an orange or lemon, used as flavouring [French zeste]

zestful adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zest - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment gusto, relish, zestfulness enjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good time enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement
	2.	zest - a tart spicy quality                 piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, nip spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
Verb	1.	zest - add herbs or spices to               spice up, spice 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"

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zest

noun 1. enjoyment, love, appetite, relish, interest, joy, excitement, zeal, gusto, keenness, zing (informal) delectation << OPPOSITE aversion

noun 2. flavour, taste, savour, kick (informal) spice, relish, smack, tang, piquancy, pungency

noun 3. rind, skin, peel, outer layer

Translations

zest [zɛst] n → entusiasmo;

zest for living → brío

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zest [zɛst] n → entrain m, élan m [of lemon etc]; zeste m

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zest [zɛst] n (for life) → Begeisterung f;

(of orange) → Orangenschale f

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zest [zɛst] n → gusto;

(CULIN) → buccia

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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 열정 entuziazmas, užsidegimas dedzība; aizrautība perasaan ghairah animo iver, livslyst, appetitt przyjemność gosto antren, entuziasm пыл, энтузиазм nadšenie užitek polet iver, entusiasm ความสนุกสนาน coşku, heves 興趣 запал; зацікавленість ذوق و شوق sự thích thú 兴趣