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zest

  [zest]
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–noun
1. keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
2. an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something.
3. anything added to impart flavor, enhance one's appreciation, etc.
4. piquancy; interest; charm.
5. liveliness or energy; animating spirit.
6. the peel, esp. the thin outer peel, of a citrus fruit used for flavoring: lemon zest.
–verb (used with object)
7. to give zest, relish, or piquancy to.
Origin:
1665–75; < F zest (now zeste) orange or lemon peel used for flavoring < ?

Related forms:
zestless, adjective

Synonyms:
4. spice, tang.
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zest   (zěst)   
n.  
    1. Flavor or interest; piquancy.
    2. The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring.
  2. Spirited enjoyment; gusto: "At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).
tr.v.   zest·ed, zest·ing, zests
To give zest, charm, or spirit to.

[Obsolete French, orange or lemon peel.]
zest'ful adj., zest'ful·ly adv., zest'ful·ness n., zest'y adj.
Synonyms: These nouns denote keen, hearty pleasure or appreciation: ate with zest; telling a joke with gusto; has no relish for repetitive work.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Zest

Zest\, n. [F. zeste, probably fr. L. schistos split, cleft, divided, Gr. ?, from ? to split, cleave. Cf. Schism.]

1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.

2. Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.

Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe. --Young.

Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse. --Gogan.

3. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut. [Obs.]

Zest

Zest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Zested; p. pr. & vb. n. Zesting.]

1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.

2. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine. --Gibber.
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Language Translation for : zest
Spanish: entusiasmo,
German: der Genuß,
Japanese: 熱意
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zest 
1674, from Fr. zeste "piece of orange or lemon peel used as a flavoring," of unknown origin. Sense of "thing that adds flavor" is 1709; that of "keen enjoyment" first attested 1791.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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ZEST
An object-oriented extension of Z.
["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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