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Excitement vs Zest - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between excitement and zest

is that excitement is the state of being excited (emotionally aroused) while zest is the outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

As a verb zest is

to scrape the zest from a fruit.

excitement

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
  • * E.A. Poe, '' The unparalelled adventure of one Hans Pfaal':
  • By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement .
  • (countable) something that excites.
  • zest

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia zest)
  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
  • The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
  • (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  • Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
  • * Young
  • Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe / Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
  • * Gogan
  • Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • * 2006 , N. J. Nusha, On the edge: short stories (page 85)
  • The green zest of walnuts was used by the women to shine their teeth and it also gave a beautiful rust colour to their lips.

    Synonyms

    * (enthusiasm) gusto * spice, relish, tang

    Verb

  • (cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit
  • To make more zesty
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