Synonyms for zest
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
General vibrance of flavour.
I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
- n. 2
Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; exciting and interesting; relish or gusto; a state of being zesty.
Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
- n. 3
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.
- v. 1
To scrape the zest from a fruit.
Example sentences
- taste My wife's taste in clothes is different from mine.
- spice Spices such as cloves came from the Spice Islands.
- tang Citrus adds a nice tang to a salad dressing.
- relish He did not relish this simple family life.
- gusto Everyone took part in the work with gusto.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- nip1, vim1
- 4 letters
- edge1, peel1, tang1, gust1, zing1
- 5 letters
- taste1, punch1, spice1, smack1, savor2, gusto2
- 6 letters
- flavor2, relish2, savour
- 7 letters
- flavour
- 8 letters
- pleasure2, appetite3, piquancy, piquance
- 9 letters
- enjoyment3, tanginess, zestiness
- 11 letters
- zestfulness, piquantness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savor2 = 2 syllables).