ZEST


Meaning of ZEST in English

zest /zest/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ]

1 . [uncountable] eager interest and enjoyment

zest for

She had a great zest for life.

2 . [singular, uncountable] the quality of being exciting and interesting:

The danger of being caught added a certain zest to the affair.

3 . [uncountable] the outer skin of an orange or ↑ lemon , used in cooking ⇨ peel , rind :

grated orange zest

—zestful adjective

—zestfully adverb

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