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Zest vs Heyday - What's the difference?

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Zest is a related term of heyday.


As nouns the difference between zest and heyday

is that zest is gesture while heyday is a period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

As an interjection heyday is

a lively greeting.

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
  • ----

    heyday

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
  • The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A lively greeting.
  • * 1798 :"Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together." Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
  • (obsolete) An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
  • * 1600 :"Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c." Ben Jonson - Cynthia's Revels
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