zestfulness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English zestful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English zestfulness From zestful + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic.
An inscription on a stone of the ancient Assyrian King Sardanapalus emphasizes the zestfulness of his own epitaph.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215: