Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Vigorous enjoyment; zest: synonym: zest.
- noun Individual taste.
- noun Artistic style.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Appreciative taste or enjoyment; keen relish; zest.
- noun Artistic ‘style’ or ‘taste’: as, the grand gusto (It. il gran gusto), the grand style.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
enthusiasm ;enjoyment ,vigor
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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And mucho gusto is used both at the beginning and at the end of conversations, just like in English.
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I think one of the reasons we omnivores light into vegetarians with such unseemly gusto is that we realize, deep down, that we’re on shakier ground than we’d care to admit.
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Member; that sort distinguished from the wordsworthian or egotistical sublime, which is a thing per se and stands alone), it is not itself — it has no self — it is everything and nothing — It has no character — it enjoys light and shade; it lives in gusto, be it foul or fair, high or low, rich or poor, mean or elevated.
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However, the curly parsley is back with gusto, which is fine with me because I love it, even though the flat kind is more trendy.
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However, the curly parsley is back with gusto, which is fine with me because I love it, even though the flat kind is more trendy.
kjola commented on the word gusto
"... the Knight of Wands is full of energy and life. He's never afraid to try something new and will reach for all the gusto he can."
May 11, 2009