ZEST

Pronunciation (US):

• ZEST (noun)
  The noun ZEST has 2 senses:

1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
2. a tart spicy quality

  Familiarity information: ZEST used as a noun is rare.

• ZEST (verb)
  The verb ZEST has 1 sense:

1. add herbs or spices to

  Familiarity information: ZEST used as a verb is very rare.

• ZEST (noun)

Meaning:

Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

zestfulness; zest; relish; gusto

Hypernyms ("zest" is a kind of...):

enjoyment (the pleasure felt when having a good time)

enthusiasm (a feeling of excitement)

Meaning:

A tart spicy quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

piquance; piquancy; piquantness; tanginess; tang; zest; nip

Hypernyms ("zest" is a kind of...):

spice; spicery; spiciness (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)

• ZEST (verb)

Meaning:

Add herbs or spices to

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

spice up; zest; spice

Hypernyms (to "zest" is one way to...):

flavor; flavour; season (lend flavor to)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "zest"):

ginger (add ginger to in order to add flavor)

pepper (add pepper to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something