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Antonyms for gusto

Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhs-toh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌs toʊ


Definition of gusto

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Italian gusto "taste," from Latin gustus "a tasting," related to gustare "to taste, take a little of," from PIE root *geus- "to taste, choose" (cf. Sanskrit jus- "enjoy, be pleased," Avestan zaosa- "pleasure," Old Persian dauš- "enjoy"), a root that forms words for "taste" in Greek and Latin, but mostly meaning "try" or "choose" in Germanic and Celtic (cf. Old English cosan, cesan "to choose," Gothic kausjan "to test, to taste of," Old High German koston "try," German kosten "taste of"). The semantic development could have been in either direction. In English, guste "organ of taste, sense of taste," is mid-15c., from French.
  • noun great enthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • Then the great man began to swear, and did it well and fluently, with gusto.
  • Extract from : « Cruel Barbara Allen » by David Christie Murray
  • I wish I could tell the third story with half the gusto with which Dawson related it.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • The latter ate his supper with gusto, talking all the while with the old woman.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
  • He munched his humble fare with a gusto he had not known for years.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • “You may depend upon me in that, my dear sir,” said the minister, with gusto.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • The air just poured in between the cracks, and the snow blew in with gusto.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • If she had noticed any earnestness in him, it was his relish, his gusto for the whole of life.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • She brightened up at this, and I heard her murmur with gusto, "Chocolate-room!"
  • Extract from : « Dream Days » by Kenneth Grahame
  • This was a crucial point, and I saw that Mr. Rogers approached the task with no gusto.
  • Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
  • They are so fond of their 'gusto grande,' and their 'ideal beauty that speaks to the soul!'
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Synonyms for gusto

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