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Zany, n. Buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-Andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.
Zanyism, n. Buffoonery.
Zeal, n. Ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit.
Zealot, n. Enthusiast, fanatic, bigot, visionary, dreamer.
Zealous, a. Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift, prompt, ready, forward.
Zenith, n. Summit, top, apex, pinnacle, acme, utmost height, highest point, culminating point.
Zephyr, n. 1. West wind.
2. [Poetical.] Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind.
Zero, n. Naught, nought, nothing, cipher.
Zest, n. Relish, flavor, savor, taste, gust, gusto, smack, twang, appetizer.
Zinc, n. Spelter.
Zinc-blende, n. Blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock-lead, black-jack.
Zincite, n. Red zinc ore, red oxide of zinc.
Zinc-vitriol, n. White vitriol, sulphate of zinc.
Zone, n. 1. [Poetical.] Belt, girdle, cincture, girth, baldric, band.
2. Region, clime, climate.
Zoril, n. Mariput (Viverra zorilla).
Zygoma, n. (Anat.) Cheek-bone.
Zymotic, a. Infectious (as if by the action of a ferment).
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