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Definition of zest in English: zestnounzɛstzɛst mass noun1Great enthusiasm and energy. they campaigned with zest and intelligence in singular she had a great zest for life Example sentencesExamples - The daily grind of life, a demanding family, death of a young, pretty niece due to cancer and no steady job has not diminished his zest for life.
- Chris was a beautiful, hopeful person, full of zest for life, full of caring for other people.
- Sadly when Barbara died in 1982, Frankie lost his usual zest for life.
- Physically, he looks no older than any man who will be 70 in February, but the spark, the MacLeod zest for life, has painfully and obviously gone.
- I'm now filled with a sense of youthful naughtiness mixed with zest for life which I always get when I see evening through to sunrise.
- Who said the Conservatives had lost their zest for conflict?
- His obvious zest for performing shone through as he superbly sang his way through hit after hit from his number one album Justified.
- I would say that the real reason for her longevity is her zest for life.
- His zest for exploring new horizons made him choose neurosurgery at a time when the specialty was unknown in Asia.
- Baldev has taken the move from biology teacher to Head of IT in his stride and demonstrated his zest for teaching along the way.
- The five-year-old has become a celebrity since her rescue from a Ukrainian orphanage, her zest for life and beaming smile winning her many friends.
- Hastings described her friend's infectious zest for life and her great sense of humor.
- Her zest for life drew others to her, and she embraced them warmly.
- We all have fond memories of Sharon and her zest for life and we hope that such memories will in some way console those who mourn her.
- Minimum wage steals from you; it steals your youth and your zest for life.
- The eleven-year old retains his zest for the game and he responded gamely to Ruby's urgings and stayed on well to beat Frezenium by three lengths.
- Betty Ford's zest for life and country ethos of hard work and helping others is obvious from the outset.
- The writer, it said, had been nicknamed ‘The Energizer’ by fellow inmates because of his boundless zest for life.
- The freedom struggle and his zest for social service forced him to plunge into politics at the age of 17.
- He was a big man in every sense of the word who always lived life to the full and even during his many years of ill health he never lost that zest for life.
Synonyms 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 informal zing, zip, oomph, vim, pizzazz, get-up-and-go - 1.1 A quality of excitement and piquancy.
I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job Example sentencesExamples - Direction by Michael Lembeck adds zest and the appearance of camp icon Debbie Reynolds is the icing on the cake.
- She wasn't home, and that was a shame because it would have added some zest to an otherwise rather dull story.
- Adding zest to the play will be its music, which would include Indian instrumental with choreography by Vrinda Kapur.
- The brief hiatus from Test cricket hasn't added too much zest to his bowling, but it seems to have revitalised Javagal Srinath the batsman.
- The silly, high-pitched voice samples add a little extra zest to the already heated battles.
- A new breed of beefy bike has added zest to this week's motorcycle show, says Nicholas Rufford
- Velvet brocade, print and lace added extra zest to some jean styles.
- The choir master and choir sang beautifully, children gathered around the Holy Crib to sing their carols, and the brass band added zest.
- It's as hilariously overdone as everything else in Mortal Kombat, and adds lots of extra zest to the battles.
- The superb instrumental soloists added zest to the musical proceedings.
- Add lime juice to zest up the papaya's lack of natural acidity.
- In fact, the emphasis on sex and its supposed sin can actually give the whole thing an atmosphere of wonderful piquancy and zest.
- If you want to carry your drink savvy around, bring along a vermouth sprayer to add some zest to your gin.
- Supposing you have recently been bordering on boredom, use this opportune session to add more zest to your existence.
- If we can learn to observe these flowers, we will be adding zest to our lives.
- The fact that McCain had been portrayed by a home state newspaper as a vindictive philanderer with a volcanic temper only adds zest.
- Bold colors and big foliage add tropical zest to summer gardens.
- In an attempt to add zest to the lineup, the carmaker ran a series of risqué minivan ads, including one hinting at wife-swapping.
- They are bright and energetic, and they will add zest to the college.
- Tiny strips of lime zest added an occasional extra tang to the mix.
Synonyms piquancy, tang, sharpness, tartness, flavour, flavouring, savour, taste, tastiness, pungency, spice, spiciness, relish, bite interest, an edge, effect, potency informal kick, punch, zing, oomph
2The outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest Example sentencesExamples - Add the orange and lemon zests, as well as the pepper and the vanilla.
- Add the sugar then blitz for a minute or two until you can barely see the orange and lemon zest.
- In a small bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and parsley and season with black pepper.
- Stir in the honey, tea, and zests until well combined.
- Whisk in cream, egg yolks, lemon zest, orange peel, almond extract and salt.
- Mix together the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- The skins and zest were peeled and the clementines were sectioned.
- Place the orange zest, juice and lemon juice in a measuring jug.
- Place the polenta, flour, sugar and lemon zest in a food processor with a pinch of salt.
- In a container, combine the syrup, Lime leaf, and zests of the lemon, orange, and lime.
- Add orange and lemon zests, rosemary, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, stock, orange juice and veal cheeks.
- Combine olives with garlic, walnuts, rosemary, thyme, orange zest and lemon juice.
- In a double boiler, whisk the lemon zest, juice, egg yolks, and half the sugar.
- Add the yogurt cheese, cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon and orange zests.
- For the lemon and caper sauce, on a cutting board, mince the lemon zest and capers and set aside.
- Peel some strips of the lemon and lime zest using the swivel peeler.
- Place a portion of the salad on top and garnish with the julienned lemon zest.
- The vanilla can be replaced by either lemon or orange zest.
- A day in advance, put the citrus zests, juice, sherry and brandy in a bowl to soak.
- Place flour, icing sugar and orange zest in a food processor and process until ingredients are combined.
Synonyms rind, peel, skin, covering, outer layer technical epicarp, pericarp, exocarp
verbzɛstzɛst [with object]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 Example sentencesExamples - Slice the red onion finely and juice and zest the lemon.
- I like to zest a lemon or an orange and toss that in the stuffing, maybe with just a small squeeze of the fruit as well.
- I hate zesting oranges.
- For the crab: Using a grater, zest the lemon and remove the segments.
- I went back to the Hesser recipe and juiced the Meyer Lemons after zesting them.
- Pour the whole bottle of wine into a pan, zest the orange and lemon into it and add the mixed spice.
- As Max began zesting an orange for a batch of flapjacks, Almaz explained that while she enjoys cooking, she doesn't see herself working in the restaurant kitchen when she's older.
- Using a lemon zester, scrape the carrots to produce short pieces as you would if you were zesting a lemon.
- The medium coarse grating surface is terrific for zesting citrus fruit, grating nutmeg or ginger, and shredding hard cheeses like parmesan or pecorino romano.
- Zest the rind of a lemon to produce one teaspoon of zest.
- Place the carrot and zested lemon rind in a bowl, then add lemon juice, olive oil, and currants.
- Chop the bacon and onion, zest the lemon.
Derivatives adjectiveˈzɛstfʊlˈzɛstf(ə)lˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l Characterized by great enthusiasm and energy. a zestful and exuberant player Example sentencesExamples - Indulge in a zestful evening of fun, great entertainment, great food and great lucky draw prizes at the perfect venue for the whole family and friends to enjoy and cherish.
- The film holds up as a zestful paean to youthful high spirits.
- A zestful approach was the preserve of Rangers.
adverb They talked zestfully and this made me uncomfortable. Example sentencesExamples - John Tillinger has directed zestfully, although a coffee-cup-stirring sequence is stretched beyond endurance.
- You can look zestfully clean with this white fashion apparel.
noun To enjoy Spanish cuisine is to partake in the Spanish culture, both offering zestfulness, richness, and happiness. Example sentencesExamples - As with children throughout the South, his natural zestfulness and affection for others had been killed.
- The sweetly tart zestfulness in the mouth is underscored by a clean, almost minty hop bitterness.
adjectivezestier, zestiestˈzɛstiˈzɛsti This zesty, youthful craze is a happy financial coincidence for many New World wineries. Example sentencesExamples - Unlike most pakoras, they were unbattered, simple tandoori-cooked chunks of deep-red chicken with a zesty, spicy citrus flavour.
- We like her and the zesty and enthusiastic way she approaches life seems to have a stimulating effect on those around her.
- The Caribbean is a wonderful place for zesty seasonings and spices - but every flavour doesn't have to be rubbed into every fold of flesh in preparation for cooking.
- Mathematical physics is like music, which a young and zesty spirit can best seize and use, as did Mozart.
Origin Late 15th century: from French zeste 'orange or lemon peel', of unknown origin. Rhymes abreast, arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, digest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, rest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest Definition of zest in US English: zestnounzestzɛst 1Great enthusiasm and energy. they campaigned with zest and intelligence in singular she had a great zest for life Example sentencesExamples - Betty Ford's zest for life and country ethos of hard work and helping others is obvious from the outset.
- Minimum wage steals from you; it steals your youth and your zest for life.
- Baldev has taken the move from biology teacher to Head of IT in his stride and demonstrated his zest for teaching along the way.
- Sadly when Barbara died in 1982, Frankie lost his usual zest for life.
- I would say that the real reason for her longevity is her zest for life.
- His zest for exploring new horizons made him choose neurosurgery at a time when the specialty was unknown in Asia.
- Her zest for life drew others to her, and she embraced them warmly.
- We all have fond memories of Sharon and her zest for life and we hope that such memories will in some way console those who mourn her.
- Physically, he looks no older than any man who will be 70 in February, but the spark, the MacLeod zest for life, has painfully and obviously gone.
- The five-year-old has become a celebrity since her rescue from a Ukrainian orphanage, her zest for life and beaming smile winning her many friends.
- Chris was a beautiful, hopeful person, full of zest for life, full of caring for other people.
- The eleven-year old retains his zest for the game and he responded gamely to Ruby's urgings and stayed on well to beat Frezenium by three lengths.
- The writer, it said, had been nicknamed ‘The Energizer’ by fellow inmates because of his boundless zest for life.
- Who said the Conservatives had lost their zest for conflict?
- Hastings described her friend's infectious zest for life and her great sense of humor.
- His obvious zest for performing shone through as he superbly sang his way through hit after hit from his number one album Justified.
- I'm now filled with a sense of youthful naughtiness mixed with zest for life which I always get when I see evening through to sunrise.
- The daily grind of life, a demanding family, death of a young, pretty niece due to cancer and no steady job has not diminished his zest for life.
- He was a big man in every sense of the word who always lived life to the full and even during his many years of ill health he never lost that zest for life.
- The freedom struggle and his zest for social service forced him to plunge into politics at the age of 17.
Synonyms enthusiasm, gusto, relish, zestfulness, appetite, eagerness, keenness, avidity, zeal, fervour, ardour, passion, love, enjoyment, joy, delight, excitement - 1.1 A quality of excitement and piquancy.
I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job Example sentencesExamples - In fact, the emphasis on sex and its supposed sin can actually give the whole thing an atmosphere of wonderful piquancy and zest.
- Adding zest to the play will be its music, which would include Indian instrumental with choreography by Vrinda Kapur.
- The brief hiatus from Test cricket hasn't added too much zest to his bowling, but it seems to have revitalised Javagal Srinath the batsman.
- The choir master and choir sang beautifully, children gathered around the Holy Crib to sing their carols, and the brass band added zest.
- The superb instrumental soloists added zest to the musical proceedings.
- Add lime juice to zest up the papaya's lack of natural acidity.
- They are bright and energetic, and they will add zest to the college.
- Velvet brocade, print and lace added extra zest to some jean styles.
- Bold colors and big foliage add tropical zest to summer gardens.
- In an attempt to add zest to the lineup, the carmaker ran a series of risqué minivan ads, including one hinting at wife-swapping.
- She wasn't home, and that was a shame because it would have added some zest to an otherwise rather dull story.
- The silly, high-pitched voice samples add a little extra zest to the already heated battles.
- Direction by Michael Lembeck adds zest and the appearance of camp icon Debbie Reynolds is the icing on the cake.
- If you want to carry your drink savvy around, bring along a vermouth sprayer to add some zest to your gin.
- If we can learn to observe these flowers, we will be adding zest to our lives.
- It's as hilariously overdone as everything else in Mortal Kombat, and adds lots of extra zest to the battles.
- Supposing you have recently been bordering on boredom, use this opportune session to add more zest to your existence.
- A new breed of beefy bike has added zest to this week's motorcycle show, says Nicholas Rufford
- Tiny strips of lime zest added an occasional extra tang to the mix.
- The fact that McCain had been portrayed by a home state newspaper as a vindictive philanderer with a volcanic temper only adds zest.
Synonyms piquancy, tang, sharpness, tartness, flavour, flavouring, savour, taste, tastiness, pungency, spice, spiciness, relish, bite
2The outer colored part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavoring. Example sentencesExamples - In a double boiler, whisk the lemon zest, juice, egg yolks, and half the sugar.
- Stir in the honey, tea, and zests until well combined.
- The vanilla can be replaced by either lemon or orange zest.
- Place a portion of the salad on top and garnish with the julienned lemon zest.
- Place flour, icing sugar and orange zest in a food processor and process until ingredients are combined.
- Add the orange and lemon zests, as well as the pepper and the vanilla.
- Add the yogurt cheese, cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon and orange zests.
- Place the polenta, flour, sugar and lemon zest in a food processor with a pinch of salt.
- Place the orange zest, juice and lemon juice in a measuring jug.
- In a container, combine the syrup, Lime leaf, and zests of the lemon, orange, and lime.
- Combine olives with garlic, walnuts, rosemary, thyme, orange zest and lemon juice.
- Whisk in cream, egg yolks, lemon zest, orange peel, almond extract and salt.
- For the lemon and caper sauce, on a cutting board, mince the lemon zest and capers and set aside.
- Add the sugar then blitz for a minute or two until you can barely see the orange and lemon zest.
- In a small bowl, mix together the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and parsley and season with black pepper.
- Mix together the breadcrumbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- Peel some strips of the lemon and lime zest using the swivel peeler.
- A day in advance, put the citrus zests, juice, sherry and brandy in a bowl to soak.
- The skins and zest were peeled and the clementines were sectioned.
- Add orange and lemon zests, rosemary, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, stock, orange juice and veal cheeks.
Synonyms rind, peel, skin, covering, outer layer
verbzestzɛst [with object]Scrape off the outer colored part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavoring. zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith Example sentencesExamples - I like to zest a lemon or an orange and toss that in the stuffing, maybe with just a small squeeze of the fruit as well.
- I went back to the Hesser recipe and juiced the Meyer Lemons after zesting them.
- Chop the bacon and onion, zest the lemon.
- I hate zesting oranges.
- Using a lemon zester, scrape the carrots to produce short pieces as you would if you were zesting a lemon.
- As Max began zesting an orange for a batch of flapjacks, Almaz explained that while she enjoys cooking, she doesn't see herself working in the restaurant kitchen when she's older.
- For the crab: Using a grater, zest the lemon and remove the segments.
- The medium coarse grating surface is terrific for zesting citrus fruit, grating nutmeg or ginger, and shredding hard cheeses like parmesan or pecorino romano.
- Slice the red onion finely and juice and zest the lemon.
- Pour the whole bottle of wine into a pan, zest the orange and lemon into it and add the mixed spice.
- Place the carrot and zested lemon rind in a bowl, then add lemon juice, olive oil, and currants.
- Zest the rind of a lemon to produce one teaspoon of zest.
Origin Late 15th century: from French zeste ‘orange or lemon peel’, of unknown origin. |