Thesaurus / zest
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Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOUHer new joy and excitement, her gaiety and zest for life— all had been caused, not by himself, but by another.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODBesides, rough work makes a fellow take his ease with all the more zest.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNECertainly Valerie deserved to conquer the ill health that was robbing her of so much of the zest of living.
THE ADVENTURE GIRLS AT K BAR OCLAIR BLANKThe feet came on; slow, rhythmic, marching without zest or pause or break, perfection without snap.
VALLEY OF THE CROENLEE TARBELLIn truth the situation was well qualified to give a zest to Christian doctrines, had there been any wanted.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOLUME XXIROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONThere was no longer the same zest in the little scandals and petty spitefulness of a private school.
SINISTER STREET, VOL. 1COMPTON MACKENZIEHis cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright; He ate and drank with a kingly zest,And peacefully snored at night.
THE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSEVARIOUSIt'll be a great deal better to get the zest that way than to get it exposin'.
SUSAN CLEGG AND A MAN IN THE HOUSEANNE WARNERJack would have known its throb of youthful zest among a thousand.
THE HIGHGRADERWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINEWORDS RELATED TO ZEST
- air
- animation
- ardor
- backbone
- boldness
- breath
- character
- complexion
- courage
- dauntlessness
- disposition
- earnestness
- energy
- enterprise
- enthusiasm
- essence
- fire
- force
- frame of mind
- gameness
- grit
- guts
- heart
- humor
- jazz
- life
- life force
- liveliness
- mettle
- mood
- morale
- motivation
- nerve
- oomph
- outlook
- psyche
- quality
- resolution
- resolve
- sparkle
- spunk
- stoutheartedness
- substance
- temper
- temperament
- tenor
- vigor
- vital spark
- vitality
- warmth
- will
- willpower
- zest
- activity
- animation
- application
- ardor
- birr
- dash
- drive
- endurance
- enterprise
- exertion
- fire
- force
- forcefulness
- fortitude
- get-up-and-go
- go
- hardihood
- initiative
- intensity
- juice
- life
- liveliness
- might
- moxie
- muscle
- operativeness
- pep
- pizazz
- pluck
- potency
- power
- puissance
- punch
- spirit
- spontaneity
- stamina
- steam
- strength
- toughness
- tuck
- vehemence
- verve
- vim
- virility
- vitality
- vivacity
- zeal
- zest
- zing
- zip
- élan
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