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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soul, attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, animation, ardor, backbone*, boldness, breath, character, complexion, courage, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, fire, force, frame of mind, gameness, grit, guts*, heart, humor, jazz, life, life force, liveliness, mettle, mood, morale, motivation, nerve, oomph, outlook, psyche, quality, resolution, resolve, sparkle, spunk*, stoutheartedness, substance, temper, temperament, tenor, vigor, vital spark, vitality, warmth, will, willpower, zest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | taste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavor of some quality |
| Synonyms: | aftertaste, aroma, bang*, bitter, drive, ginger, jolt, kick*, oomph, palatableness, piquancy, punch*, relish, salt, sapidity, sapor, savor, savoriness, smack, sour, sting*, suggestion, sweet, tang, wallop, zest, zing, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | taste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination, preference |
| Synonyms: | affection, appetence, appetite, attachment, bent*, comprehension, cup of tea, desire, disposition, druthers, fancy, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, palate, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, prepossession, relish, soft spot, stomach*, tendency, thing*, type, understanding, weakness, zest |
| Antonyms: | disinclination, dislike, hate, hatred |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | verve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | activity, ardor, dash, drive, endurance, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, go, gumption, gusto, hardihood, intensity, juice, liveliness, moxie*, passion, pep, pizzazz, pluck, power, punch, sparkle, spirit, spunk, stamina, steam, strength, toughness, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vitality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, spirit |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, audacity, bang, being, bloom, bounce, clout, continuity, drive, endurance, existence, exuberance, fervor, force, get-up-and-go, go, guts*, intensity, life, liveliness, lustiness, pep, pizzazz*, power, pulse, punch, robustness, snap, sparkle, spunk*, stamina, starch, steam, strength, stuff*, venturesomeness, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zest, zing, zip |
| Antonyms: | apathy, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | alacrity, ardor, bustle, determination, devotion, diligence, dispatch, drive, eagerness, earnestness, enterprise, fanaticism, fervor, fierceness, fire, gusto, hustle, inclination, initiative, intensity, intentness, keenness, mania, passion, perseverance, push, readiness, sincerity, spirit, stick-to-itiveness, urgency, vehemence, verve, warmth, what-it-takes, yen, zest |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
| Antonyms: | apathy, indifference, lethargy |
| Main Entry: | zing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liveliness |
| Synonyms: | brio, dash, drive, energy, enthusiasm, get-up-and-go, go, gusto, life, oomph, pep, pizzazz, punch, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zest, zip, élan |
| Main Entry: | zip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm, energy |
| Synonyms: | brio, drive, get-up-and-go, go*, gusto, life, liveliness, oomph, pep, pizzazz*, punch, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zest, zing |
| Antonyms: | apathy, enervation, idleness, laziness, lethargy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | salt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seasoning |
| Synonyms: | alkali, brine, condiment, flavor, flavoring, relish, savor, sodium chloride, spice, taste, zest |
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