Zest
- Keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
Like its cousin Playfulness, Zest finds a certain joie de vivre in even the direst of circumstances. Unlike the generally gregarious and extraverted playfulness, zest can assume a quieter, more reflective posture as well. Zest is not only the gamboling calf, but also the singing canary and the Cheshire cat. Following are excellent illustrations of people meeting life with a genuine zest for it.
Examples of Zest in Film
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Arthur (1981)
- Arthur (2011)
- Big Night
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Breaking Away
- City Slickers
- Corrina, Corrina
- Crossing Delancey
- Dad
- Far and Away
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Groundhog Day
- Harold and Maude
- Interiors
- Just Between Friends
- La Cage aux Folles
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Lost in America
- Mask
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Moonstruck
- Murphy’s Romance
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Red
- Scrooge
- Shall We Dance? (1996)
- Something’s Gotta Give
- The Accidental Tourist
- The Birdcage
- The Edge
- The Family That Preys
- The Full Monty
- The Good Girl
- The Shipping News
- Titanic
- Up
- Whatever Works
- When Harry Met Sally…
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Working Girl
- Young @ Heart
“zest.” Dictionary.com Unabridged. 18 Dec. 2011. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zest>.
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