Zest vs. Zeal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Zest and Zeal
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Definitions
Zest
Flavor or piquancy
A spice that lends zest to the sauce.
Zeal
Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
His zeal for privatization
Laura brought a missionary zeal to her work
Zest
Interest or excitement
"A spiral staircase always adds zest to a setting" (P. J. O'Rourke).
Zeal
Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.
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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Zeal
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.
Zest
Spirited enjoyment; gusto
"At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).
Zeal
(obsolete) A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
Zest
To remove small pieces from (a rind from a citrus fruit) for use as a flavoring in cooking
Zested the lemon.
Zeal
The collective noun for a group of zebras.
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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.
Zeal
Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert with little care what shall be established.
Zest
General vibrance of flavour.
I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
Zeal
A zealot.
Zest
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
Zeal
To be zealous.
Zest
(rare) The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
Zeal
A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause);
They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
He felt a kind of religious zeal
Zest
(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.
Zeal
Excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end;
He had an absolute zeal for litigation
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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