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:
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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.