calm vs zest

calm

noun
  • The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. 

  • A period of time without wind. 

  • The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. 

adj
  • with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled. 

  • Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. 

  • Free of noise and disturbance. 

  • Without wind or storm. 

verb
  • To become calm. 

  • To make calm. 

zest

noun
  • Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto. 

  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. 

  • General vibrance of flavour. 

  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut. 

verb
  • To scrape the zest from a fruit. 

  • To make more zesty. 

How often have the words calm and zest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )