1 [sing.,U] ~ (for sth) enjoyment and enthusiasm:
He had a great zest for life. * She danced with the zest of a twenty-year-old.
2 [U,sing.] the quality of being exciting, interesting and enjoyable:
The slight risk added zest to the experience.
3 [U] the outer skin of an orange, a lemon, etc., when it is used to give flavour in cooking:
Add the zest of half a lemon.
comparePEEL, RIND, SKIN
zestful adjective
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Is zest a noun, verb, or something else?
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