English Explanatory Dictionary

zestful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of zest.
  2. Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty.
  3. Eager, enthusiastic.
  4. Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zestful.wav /ˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l/

Word forms

zestful more zestful most zestful

Etymology

From zest + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).

Synonyms

animated ardent avid big [⇒ thesaurus] [on] bubbly eager earnest ebullient energetic enthusiastic excited exhilarated fanatic fanatical fervent fervid feverish gassed geeked gung ho hearty high-spirited impassioned juiced keen lit up lively mad motivated passionate raring rip-roaring souped-up stimulated thrilled torrid vehement vibrant vivacious wild worked up wrought-up zealous zestful abuzz active agile airy alive animate brisk busy busy as a bee buxom buzzing diligent driven driving dynamic effervescent

Antonyms

unzestful zestless

Derived words

unzestful zestfully zestfulness
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