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adjective. uk / ˈzest.f ə l / us / ˈzest.f ə l / Add to word list. full of energy and enthusiasm: Her zestful performance made the film very successful. They symbolized zestful youth. Synonym. zesty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excited, interested and enthusiastic. abubble. aflutter. agog. all of a flutter idiom. amped.
Zestful definition: full of zest. . See examples of ZESTFUL used in a sentence.
full of energy and enthusiasm: Her zestful performance made the movie very successful. They symbolized zestful youth. Synonym. zesty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excited, interested and enthusiastic. abubble. aflutter. agog. all of a flutteridiom. amped. enthusiastically. entranced. evangelical. evangelistically. go ahead.
The noun zest has two meanings: the sour outer layer of peel on a citrus fruit or a passionate enthusiasm. The adjective zestful is used only in the second, more figurative way, to describe someone with true zeal or verve.
ZESTFUL definition: full of zest | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring; an enjoyably exciting quality : piquancy… See the full definition
Jun 2, 2024 · zestful (comparative more zestful, superlative most zestful) Full of zest. Antonyms: unzestful, zestless. Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty. Eager, enthusiastic. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: enthusiastic
Definition of zestful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the adjective zestful mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective zestful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective zestful? About 0.08 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
1. a. Flavor or piquancy: a spice that lends zest to the sauce. b. Interest or excitement: "A spiral staircase always adds zest to a setting" (P. J. O'Rourke). c. The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring: added a pinch of grated zest. 2.
