zest
noun
[ zɛst ]
• great enthusiasm and energy.
• "they campaigned with zest and intelligence"
Similar:
enthusiasm,
gusto,
relish,
zestfulness,
appetite,
eagerness,
keenness,
avidity,
zeal,
fervour,
ardour,
passion,
love,
enjoyment,
joy,
delight,
excitement,
verve,
vigour,
liveliness,
sparkle,
fizz,
effervescence,
fire,
animation,
vitality,
dynamism,
energy,
buoyancy,
brio,
bounce,
pep,
spirit,
spiritedness,
exuberance,
high spirits,
high-spiritedness,
zing,
zip,
oomph,
vim,
pizzazz,
get-up-and-go,
• the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring.
• "add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest"
zest
verb
• 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"
Origin:
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’.
