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zest

/zest/noun

उच्चारण ज़ेस्ट

उत्साह, जोश; छिलका (स्वाद के लिए)

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    [U, sing.] ~ (for sth)

    pleasure and enthusiasm; the quality of being exciting, interesting and enjoyable; the outer skin of an orange or lemon, used to give flavour to food

    उत्साह, जोश; छिलका (स्वाद के लिए)

    • a zest for life
    • lemon zest
    • Grandmother still approaches every festival with zest.
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    • The new teacher brought zest to even the dullest lessons.
    • Her travels gave her a fresh zest for life.

    Synonyms enthusiasm eagerness relish gusto zeal

    Opposite apathy indifference boredom lethargy

◇Word family
zestful adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the enthusiasm words together: zest, gusto (enthusiasm and enjoyment: 'eat with gusto'), zeal (great energy for a cause), relish, verve (energy and enthusiasm, especially in art), élan (style and energy), ardour.

उत्साह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: zest, gusto (उत्साह और आनंद: 'eat with gusto'), zeal (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए भारी ऊर्जा, जोश), relish, verve (विशेषकर कला में ऊर्जा और उत्साह), élan (शैली और ऊर्जा), ardour।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Zest for life (great enthusiasm for living), add zest to sth (make it more exciting).

Collocations: zest for life (जीने का भरपूर उत्साह), add zest to sth (रोचक बनाना)।