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Wistful vs Zestful - What's the difference?

wistful | zestful |

As adjectives the difference between wistful and zestful

is that wistful is full of yearning or longing while zestful is having a spirited love of life; ebullient.

wistful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • full of yearning or longing
    • His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.
  • sad and thoughtful

    • Synonyms

    * (thoughtful sadness) (l)

    References

    zestful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a spirited love of life; ebullient

    • Derived terms

    * zestfully * zestfulness