"zestful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/ [General-American], /ˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zestful.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more zestful [comparative], most zestful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛstfʊl Etymology: From zest + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{suffix|en|zest|ful|pos=adjective|pos2=suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun}} zest + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun) Head templates: {{en-adj}} zestful (comparative more zestful, superlative most zestful)
  1. Full of zest.
    Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty.
    Sense id: en-zestful-en-adj-1PdMHT0K Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. Full of zest.
    (figurative) Eager, enthusiastic.
    Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Emotions, Personality Synonyms: enthusiastic
    Sense id: en-zestful-en-adj-hFTe2mJ0 Disambiguation of Emotions: 19 57 24 Disambiguation of Personality: 24 50 26 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. Full of zest.
    (figurative) Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.
    Tags: figuratively Synonyms: active Translations (having a spirited love of life): مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis) [masculine] (Arabic), жизнерадостен (žizneradosten) (Bulgarian), elämänhaluinen (Finnish), genussfreudig (German), lebensfreudig (German), चरपरा (caraprā) (Hindi), бо́дар (bódar) (Macedonian), жизнера́достный (žiznerádostnyj) (Russian), brioso (Spanish), چرپرا (carparā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-zestful-en-adj-OUvDXKIr Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'having a spirited love of life': 1 7 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unzestful, zestfully, zestfulness

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  "word": "zestful"
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