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Zingy vs Tart - What's the difference?

zingy | tart |

As adjectives the difference between zingy and tart

is that zingy is {{cx|informal|lang=en}} Full of zest while tart is sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

As a noun tart is

a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

As a verb tart is

to practice prostitution.

zingy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of zest.
  • * 1991 , Howard Karren, The Premiere guide to movies on video
  • In the early drafts of the zingy script (by Charles Lederer), the visitor was to have been considerably more outre, but apparently the special effects folks weren't up to the job

    tart

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
  • I ate a very tart apple.
  • (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
  • (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
  • He gave me a very tart reply.
    Derived terms
    * tartness
    Synonyms
    * green

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) . Cognate to (m).

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia tart)
  • A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
  • Derived terms
    * treacle tart

    Etymology 3

    From by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) A prostitute.
  • (British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
  • Synonyms
    * (prostitute) See also * (prostitute) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To practice prostitution
  • To practice promiscuous sex
  • To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
  • Derived terms
    * egg tart * pop tart (slang) * tart up