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| Main Entry: | zest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taste, flavor |
| Synonyms: | bite, body, charm, flavoring, guts*, interest, kick*, nip, piquancy, punch*, relish, salt, savor, seasoning, smack*, snap*, spice, tang, zap*, zip*, get-up-and-go, ginger, pungency |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
| Antonyms: | dullness, blandness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, gusto |
| Synonyms: | appetite, ardor, bliss, bounce, cheer, delight, eagerness, ecstasy, elation, enjoyment, enthusiasm, fervor, guts*, happiness, keenness, moxie*, passion, pep*, pleasure, relish*, satisfaction, zeal, zing*, delectation |
| Antonyms: | apathy, indifference, laziness, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | animation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness; activity |
| Synonyms: | élan, action, ardor, bounce, buoyancy, dash, ebullience, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, life, oomph*, passion, pep*, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap*, zeal, zest, zing*, zip*, brio, briskness, dynamism, high spirits, sprightliness, vibrancy |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, dullness, inactivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appetite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire for food, worldly goods |
| Synonyms: | craving, demand, fondness, greed, hankering, hunger, inclination, itch*, liking, longing, lust, passion, penchant, proclivity, propensity, relish, soft spot*, stomach, sweet tooth*, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, yen, zeal, zest, appetence, appetency, appetition, big eyes, gluttony, ravenousness |
| Antonyms: | antipathy, aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repulsion, revulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ardor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | avidity, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, feeling, fervor, fire, gusto, heat, intensity, jazz*, keenness, oomph*, passion, pep talk*, spirit, turn on*, vehemence, verve, warmth, weakness*, zeal, zest, zing, fierceness |
| Antonyms: | coolness, frigidity, indifference, coldness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | condiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring |
| Synonyms: | dressing, gravy, relish, salt, sauce, seasoning, spice, zest, catsup, horseradish, ketchup, mustard, pepper, salsa |
| Main Entry: | eagerness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm, anxiousness |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, gusto, hunger, impatience, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude, thirst, vehemence, voracity, yearning, zeal, zest, zing*, greediness, heartiness, impetuosity, intentness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, disinterest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ebullience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | agitation, animation, buoyancy, effervescence, elation, excitement, exhilaration, exuberance, ferment, gaiety, liveliness, vitality, vivacity, zest, effusiveness, exuberancy, high spirits, high-spiritedness, vivaciousness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | éclat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | style |
| Synonyms: | élan, dash, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph*, panache, pizzazz*, verve, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zest, zing*, brio, dynamism, stylishness, vivaciousness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | élan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vivacity |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, dash, esprit, flair, impetus, life, oomph*, panache, spirit, style, verve, vigor, vim, zest, zing*, brio, impetuosity |
| Antonyms: | dullness, lifelessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enthusiasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | keen interest, excitement |
| Synonyms: | élan, activity, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fire, flame, flare, frenzy, fury, gaiety, glow, go*, heat, hilarity, hobby, intensity, interest, joy, keenness, life, mania, mirth, nerve, oomph*, orgasm, passion, pep, rapture, red heat*, relish, snap, spirit, transport, vehemence, verve, vim, vivacity, warmth, zeal, zest, ardency, fieriness, impetuosity, joyfulness, zealousness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, coolness, doubt, indifference, lethargy, pessimism, weariness, aloofness, coldness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flavoring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spice, extract added to food |
| Synonyms: | additive, condiment, distillation, essence, quintessence, relish, sauce, seasoning, spirit, tincture, zest, herb |
| Main Entry: | gusto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | appetite, appreciation, ardor, delight, enjoyment, exhilaration, fervor, heart, liking, passion, pleasure, relish, savor, taste, verve, zeal, zest, brio, delectation, palate |
| Antonyms: | apathy, reluctance, unenthusiasm |
| Main Entry: | oomph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, fortitude, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, birr, forcefulness, get-up-and-go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pizzazz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy; flamboyance |
| Synonyms: | élan, ability, animation, aptitude, bounce, dash, drive, effectiveness, fire, force, gift, hustle, intensity, juice, knack, life, liveliness, moxie*, muscle, oomph*, panache, pep, pluck, potency, power, presence, punch, push, shine*, spirit, splash*, spunk, stamina, vim, virility, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zest, zing, zip*, forcefulness, get-up-and-go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | relish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great appreciation of something |
| Synonyms: | appetite, bias, diversion, enjoyment, fancy, flair, flavor, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, love, loving, partiality, penchant, pleasure, predilection, prejudice, propensity, savor, smack, stomach, tang, taste, zest, delectation, enjoying, palate, sapidity, sapor |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | seasoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring for food |
| Synonyms: | condiment, dressing, gravy, relish, salt, sauce, spice, zest, herb, pepper, pungency |
| Main Entry: | tang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | biting taste or odor |
| Synonyms: | aroma, bite, flavor, guts*, kick*, nip, piquancy, reek, relish, savor, scent, smack*, smell, thrill, twang, zest, zip*, pungency, sapidity, sapor, spiciness, tanginess |
| Antonyms: | dullness, blandness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | verve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | élan, activity, ardor, dash, drive, endurance, fire, force, go, gumption, gusto, hardihood, intensity, juice, liveliness, moxie*, passion, pep, pizzazz, pluck, power, punch, sparkle, spirit, spunk, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip*, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, toughness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vitality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, spirit |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, audacity, bang, being, bloom, bounce, clout, continuity, drive, endurance, existence, exuberance, fervor, force, go, guts*, intensity, life, liveliness, pep, pizzazz*, power, pulse, punch, snap, sparkle, spunk*, stamina, starch*, steam, strength, stuff*, verve, vigor, vim, vivacity, zest, zing*, zip*, get-up-and-go, lustiness, robustness, venturesomeness, vivaciousness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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