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Zest vs Passive - What's the difference?

zest | passive |

As nouns the difference between zest and passive

is that zest is gesture while passive is .

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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    passive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  • Taking no action.
  • He remained passive during the protest.
  • (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  • (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
  • (finance) Not participating in management.
  • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.