zest

1. 1.

   add herbs or spices to

   Synonymsspicespice up

   Broaderseason

   Narrowergingerpepper

   cooking

Other forms of zest

plural

zests·

past tense

zested·

present participle

zesting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about zest

What does zest mean?

zest means "vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in zest?

zest has 1 syllable: zest. In IPA it is /ˈzɛst/.

What is another word for zest?

Close synonyms include gusto, relish, zestfulness, nip, piquance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zest a common word?

zest is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with zest?

2 words rhyme with zest. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.