Zest is a kind of zeal or enthusiasm. If you've got a zest for something, you put your whole heart and soul into it. Dancers who have great zest leap, kick, and soar their way around the stage with a kind of joyful energy.
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
Noun
a tart spiciness
Noun
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Verb
add herbs or spices to
n.
A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which
may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
n.
Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or
the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
n.
The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
v. t.
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon,
etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
v. t.
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or
relish of; as, to zest wine.
Zest
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
Usage Examples
Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
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Other Usage ExamplesTrue happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.