| Main Entry: | zest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taste, flavor |
Synonyms: |
bite, body, charm, flavoring, get-up-and-go, ginger, guts*, interest, kick*, nip, piquancy, punch*, pungency, relish, salt, savor, seasoning, smack*, snap*, spice, tang, zap, zip |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
Antonyms: |
blandness, dullness |
| Main Entry: | zest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, gusto |
Synonyms: |
appetite, ardor, bliss, bounce, cheer, delectation, delight, eagerness, ecstasy, elation, enjoyment, enthusiasm, fervor, guts*, happiness, keenness, moxie*, passion, pep, pleasure, relish*, satisfaction, zeal, zing |
Antonyms: |
apathy, indifference, laziness, lethargy |
| Main Entry: | animation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness; activity |
Synonyms: |
action, ardor, bounce, brio, briskness, buoyancy, dash, dynamism, ebullience, elation, energy, enthusiasm, esprit, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, gaiety, high spirits, life, oomph, passion, pep, sparkle, spirit, sprightliness, verve, vibrancy, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, zap, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, dullness, inactivity |
| Main Entry: | appetite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire for food, worldly goods |
Synonyms: |
appetence, appetency, appetition, big eyes, craving, demand, fondness, gluttony, greed, hankering, hunger, inclination, itch, liking, longing, lust, passion, penchant, proclivity, propensity, ravenousness, relish, soft spot, stomach, sweet tooth, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, yen, zeal, zest |
Antonyms: |
antipathy, aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repulsion, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | ardor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
avidity, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, feeling, fervor, fierceness, fire, gusto, heat, intensity, jazz, keenness, oomph, passion, pep talk, spirit, turn on, vehemence, verve, warmth, weakness*, zeal, zest, zing |
Antonyms: |
coldness, coolness, frigidity, indifference |
| Main Entry: | condiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring |
Synonyms: |
catsup, dressing, gravy, horseradish, ketchup, mustard, pepper, relish, salsa, salt, sauce, seasoning, spice, zest |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount; suggestion |
Synonyms: |
bit, drop, few drops, flavor, grain, hint, lick, little, part, pinch, scattering, seasoning, smack, smidgen, soupçon, sprinkle, sprinkling, squirt, streak, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, zest |
Antonyms: |
glob, lump |
| Main Entry: | eagerness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm, anxiousness |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, ambition, anticipation, ardor, avidity, earnestness, excitement, fervor, greediness, gusto, heartiness, hunger, impatience, impetuosity, intentness, keenness, longing, promptness, quickness, solicitude, thirst, vehemence, voracity, yearning, zeal, zest, zing |
Antonyms: |
apathy, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | ebullience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
agitation, animation, buoyancy, effervescence, effusiveness, elation, excitement, exhilaration, exuberance, exuberancy, ferment, gaiety, high spirits, high-spiritedness, liveliness, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, zest |
Antonyms: |
apathy, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | éclat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | style |
Synonyms: |
brio, dash, dynamism, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph, panache, pizzazz*, stylishness, verve, vigor, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, zest, zing, élan |