zesty

Z10E1S1T1Y4
US/ˈzɛsti/

adjective

Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.

Similar
piquantsavorysavourytastyzestfulyeastybarmyspirited
OriginEnglish zest ← French zeste ← Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós) →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivezesty (comparative zestier or more zesty, superlative zestiest or most zesty)

comparative zestier · comparative more zesty · superlative zestiest · superlative most zesty

  1. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
  2. Zestful.
  3. informal(of a man) Flamboyantly or effeminately gay.
  4. InternetbroadlyGay.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving an agreeably pungent taste

Similar
piquantsavorysavourytasty

adjectivemarked by spirited enjoyment

Similar
zestfulyeastybarmyspirited
Also see
barmygaudygirlypoppiquantpizazzysavoryspicyyeastyzestful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*skeyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*skidtós
  5. Ancient Greekσχιστός (skhistós)
  6. Frenchzeste
  7. Englishzest
  8. Englishzesty

From zest + -y.

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Translations

Bulgarian пикантен
  • пикантен (pikanten)having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
Czech pikantní
  • pikantníhaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
Dutch pittig
  • pittighaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
French piquant, épicé
  • piquanthaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
  • épicéhaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
  • de zesthaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
Russian пика́нтный
  • пика́нтный (pikántnyj)having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
Spanish cítrico, acedo
  • cítricohaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
  • acedohaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy
  • chocoyahaving a piquant or pungent taste; spicy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with zesty

testywestychestybestiebreastyfestyjestynestypestyquestieresty
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Cite this entry
APA

zesty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zesty

MLA

“zesty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zesty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zesty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zesty.

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