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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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n.

1. Flavor or interest; piquancy.
2. The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring.
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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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zest
noun
1.	vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: gusto]
2.	a tart spicy quality [syn: nip]
verb
1.	add herbs or spices to

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zest [zest] noun

keen enjoyment
Example: She joined in the games with zest.

Arabic:	إسْتِمتاع شَديد، لَذَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	兴趣
Chinese (Traditional):	興趣
Czech:	nadšení
Danish:	iver; entusiasme
Dutch:	animo
Estonian:	särtsakus
Finnish:	into
French:	entrain, enthousiasme
German:	der Genuß
Greek:	κέφι, ενθουσιασμός
Hungarian:	lelkesedés
Icelandic:	áköf ánægja
Indonesian:	semangat
Italian:	entusiasmo

Japanese:	熱意
Korean:	열정
Latvian:	dedzība; aizrautība
Lithuanian:	entuziazmas, užsidegimas
Norwegian:	iver, livslyst, appetitt
Polish:	przyjemność
Portuguese (Brazil):	deleite
Portuguese (Portugal):	gosto
Romanian:	antren, entuziasm
Russian:	пыл, энтузиазм
Slovak:	nadšenie
Slovenian:	užitek
Spanish:	entusiasmo
Swedish:	iver, entusiasm
Turkish:	coşku, heves

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ZEST
An object-oriented extension of Z.
["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992].

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Zest

Schism\, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr. schi`sma, fr. schi`zein to split; akin to L. scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf. Rescind, Schedule, Zest.] Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause.

Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity. --Eikon Basilike.

Greek schism (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman churches.

Great schism, or Western schism (Eccl.) a schism in the Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on account of rival claimants to the papal throne.

Schism act (Law), an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.

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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.]

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