Zest

Definition of zest:

part of speech: noun

Something that gives a flavor; relish.

part of speech: noun

Something that gives a relish: relish.

part of speech: noun

A spicy flavor; something that gives a pleasant taste or relish; keen enjoyment; eager enthusiasm; as, he went at his work with zest.

Usage examples for zest:

• The parents thought she did play too hard, for she was developing into an intense little miss, who entered into whatever she was doing with more than blue- eyed zest those blue eyes which snapped blue- black when her will was crossed. "Our Nervous Friends Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness", Robert S. Carroll.

• Certainly she was, but therein lay the zest the excitement which lent keenness to the sport. "The Triumph of Hilary Blachland", Bertram Mitford.

• But the more difficult the work of identification, the keener the zest of the hunt. "The Tapestry Book", Helen Churchill Candee.