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gusto

noun
/ˈɡʌstəʊ/UK/ˈɡʌstoʊ/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there).

  1. derived from gustus
  2. borrowed from gusto

Definitions

  1. Enthusiasm

    Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.

    • He sang with more gusto than talent.
    • Sing, Johnny One-Note / Sing out with gusto / And just overwhelm all the crowd
    • And the sound increases … the power grows … gusto becomes something else: rage.

  2. An individual's fondness or liking of a particular flavour

    • Why should you force wine upon us? We are not all of your gusto.

  3. The style in which a work is done, artistic style. (occasionally) the prevailing style in…

    The style in which a work is done, artistic style. (occasionally) the prevailing style in matters of taste.

    • The Designs..are of very mean Gusto.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Aesthetic appreciation.

      • Another, who has no Gusto of either sort, believes all those they call Virtuosi to be half-distracted.

    2. (Of food) Flavour or savour

      • Melons of the richest gusto abound everywhere.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gusto. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA