zestful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/
ipa: /ˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l/
rhymes: -ɛstfʊl
Forms: form: more zestful
form: 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).
Senses: antonyms: unzestful
zestless
glosses: Full of zest.
Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty.
examples: text: [T]here appeared a narrowly patriotic government, which presently developed into an aggressive, vindictive and pitiless dictatorship, and set itself at once to the zestful persecution of the unfortunate ethnic minorities (about a third of the entire population) caught in the net of its all too ample boundaries.
ref: 1933 September, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Versailles: Seed Bed of Disasters”, in The Shape of Things to Come, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, 1st book (Today and Tomorrow: The Age of Frustration Dawns), page 86:
text: [T]he former priest, by now habituated to military life, and even zestful for it, enlisted under the new young king, with the rank of captain.
ref: 1968, Donald Barthelme, “The Dolt”, in Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →OCLC, page 66:
antonyms: unzestful
zestless
glosses: Full of zest.
Eager, enthusiastic.
synonyms: word: animated
word: ardent
word: avid
word: big [⇒ thesaurus] [on]
word: bubbly
word: eager
word: earnest
word: ebullient
word: energetic
word: enthusiastic
word: excited
word: exhilarated
word: fanatic
word: fanatical
word: fervent
word: fervid
word: feverish
word: gassed
word: geeked
word: gung ho
word: hearty
word: high-spirited
word: impassioned
word: juiced
word: keen
word: lit up
word: lively
word: mad
word: motivated
word: passionate
word: raring
word: rip-roaring
word: souped-up
word: stimulated
word: thrilled
word: torrid
word: vehement
word: vibrant
word: vivacious
word: wild
word: worked up
word: wrought-up
word: zealous
word: zestful
examples: text: Debonair youth! The spurs, the wide felt hat, the open shirt, the belt holding the array of small pouches, including a holstered revolver, the delight in the long stock-whip having a bright green silk cracker to produce loud reports, ranging from slow rifle fire to the rat-tat-tat of a machine-gun, all told the story of zestful youth.
ref: 1957, Arthur W[illiam] Upfield, “Balancing Results”, in Bony Buys a Woman, Stockholm, Sweden: DigiCat, Storytel, published 2022:
antonyms: unzestful
zestless
glosses: Full of zest.
Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.
synonyms: word: abuzz
word: agile
word: airy
word: alive
word: animate
word: animated
word: brisk
word: busy
word: busy as a bee
word: buxom
word: buzzing
word: diligent
word: driven
word: driving
word: dynamic
word: eager
word: effervescent
word: energetic
word: enthusiastic
word: expeditious
word: frisky
word: gay
word: glowing
word: happy
word: hearty
word: impetuous
word: industrious
word: keen
word: kinetic
word: lively
word: merry
word: mobile
word: motivated
word: moving
word: nimble
word: peppy
word: perky
word: restive
word: snappy
word: spirited
word: sprightly
word: sprunt
word: spry
word: vibrant
word: vigorous
word: vivacious
word: vivid
word: zealous
word: zestful
word: zippy
Derived terms: unzestful
zestfully
zestfulness