zest

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/zɛst/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

great

added, renewed, youthful

The young athlete approached each training session with youthful zest and determination.

VERB + ZEST

be full of, have

My grandmother has such zest for life that she travels around the world every year.

add, give sb/sth

The new job gave her life a sense of zest and excitement.

lose

PREP

with ~

She tackled her new job with zest, eager to learn everything as quickly as possible.

~ for

She has always had a real zest for adventure and loves traveling to new countries.

PHRASES

a zest for life

Definitions

noun

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.

General vibrance of flavour.

I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.

He rolled his own cigarettes from a sack of Bull Durham, spilling flakes into his beer, which no doubt gained in zest thereby.

Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. A state of being zesty.

Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.

1728, Edward Young, Love of Fame, the Universal Passion, Satire II in The Works of the Reverend Edward Young, London: P. Brown, H. Hill & S. Payne, 1765, Volume I, p. 85, Almighty vanity! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.

The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.

The green zest of walnuts was used by the women to shine their teeth and it also gave a beautiful rust colour to their lips.

State of being a flamboyant or effeminate homosexual.

verb

To scrape the zest from a fruit.

To make more zesty.

Strains ſo artleſs tho’ we proffer, Hearts o’er flowing zest the offer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a tart spicy quality

nip
piquance
piquancy
piquantness
tang
tanginess

noun — vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

gusto
relish
zestfulness

verb — add herbs or spices to

spice

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.

Wiktionary

I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.

Wiktionary

He rolled his own cigarettes from a sack of Bull Durham, spilling flakes into his beer, which no doubt gained in zest thereby.

Wiktionary

Strains ſo artleſs tho’ we proffer, Hearts o’er flowing zest the offer.

Wiktionary

Wit gives zest to conversation.

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Her disappearance gave zest to the mystery.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, zest is marked as derogatory, slang, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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