Zest

Quick meaning: Zest is a noun meaning The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

Meaning

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

More Meanings

1. General vibrance of flavour.
2. (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. A state of being zesty.
3. (cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.
4. To make more zesty.
5. (rare) The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
6. (slang, LGBTQ, derogatory) State of being a flamboyant or effeminate homosexual.

Example Sentences

Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.

The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.

I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.

He rolled his own cigarettes from a sack of Bull Durham, spilling flakes into his beer, which no doubt gained in zest thereby.

Word Forms

• zests
• zesting
• zested

Synonyms for zest

Depending on context, synonyms include gusto, relish, punch, spice, tang, zing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spice, nip, piquance, piquancy, tang, tanginess.

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