🇬🇧 Zest meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Zest is when you feel full of happy energy and excitement, and you really want to do something. If you do a job with zest, you don’t just do it—you do it eagerly, with a big smile, lots of effort, and a bubbly, positive attitude.

My little brother sang the wrong song in the school play with so much zest that everyone thought it was on purpose.

We attacked the pizza with such zest that the box looked like it had survived a tornado.

She practiced piano with so much zest that even the neighbors learned the song by accident.

She brushed her teeth with such zest that the toothbrush probably needs a vacation.

People also say “zest” for the outer skin of citrus fruits—so you can run around with zest in your heart and on your lemon at the same time.

At the small square, a girl danced with zest, her feet quick, her laugh bright. The band played with zest, drums and brass sending warm air. Children chased ribbons with zest; an old man clapped with zest. By sunset they stood sweaty and smiling, the whole square glowing from one shared zest.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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