Zest vs. Zesty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Zest and Zesty
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Definitions
Zest
Flavor or piquancy
A spice that lends zest to the sauce.
Zesty
Flavor or piquancy
A spice that lends zest to the sauce.
Zest
Interest or excitement
"A spiral staircase always adds zest to a setting" (P. J. O'Rourke).
Zesty
Interest or excitement
"A spiral staircase always adds zest to a setting" (P. J. O'Rourke).
Zest
The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring
Added a pinch of grated zest.
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Zesty
The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring
Added a pinch of grated zest.
Zest
Spirited enjoyment; gusto
"At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).
Zesty
Spirited enjoyment; gusto
"At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).
Zest
To remove small pieces from (a rind from a citrus fruit) for use as a flavoring in cooking
Zested the lemon.
Zesty
To remove small pieces from (a rind from a citrus fruit) for use as a flavoring in cooking
Zested the lemon.
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Zest
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.
Zesty
Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
Zest
General vibrance of flavour.
I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
Zesty
Zestful.
Zest
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
Zesty
Effeminately or flamboyantly gay.
Zest
(rare) The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
Zesty
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Zest
(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.
Zesty
Marked by spirited enjoyment
Zest
To make more zesty.
Zest
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.
Zest
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 oweTheir zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
Zest
The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
Zest
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
Zest
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
Zest
Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Zest
A tart spiciness
Zest
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