energy vs zest

energy

noun
  • An intangible, modifiable force (often characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit; a vibe, a feeling, an impression. (Compare aura.) 

  • The capacity to do work. 

  • The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings. 

  • A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana. 

  • A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent. 

  • The impetus behind all motion and all activity. 

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. 

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