Inclination vs Zest - What's the difference?
inclination | zest | Related terms |
A physical tilt or bend
* The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
A slant or slope
* The road up to the house had a steep inclination .
(senseid)A mental tendency
* His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
(geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
(obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
* Young
* Gogan
The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
* 2006 , N. J. Nusha, On the edge: short stories (page 85)
(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit
To make more zesty
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Inclination is a related term of zest.
As nouns the difference between inclination and zest
is that inclination is a physical tilt or bend while zest is gesture.inclination
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination .
Derived terms
* inclinationalSynonyms
* incline * inclining * steepnesszest
English
Noun
(wikipedia zest)- The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
- Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
- Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe / Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
- Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
- 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.