Englishverve
noun
I played most sports with schoolboy verve:
enthusiasm, vigour, energy, pep, dynamism, go, elan, vitality, vivacity, buoyancy, liveliness, animation, sprightliness, zest, sparkle, effervescence, fizz, spirit, spiritedness, ebullience, life, dash, brio, fervour, gusto, eagerness, keenness, passion, zeal, relish, feeling, ardour, fire, fieriness, drive, forcefulness, force, strength, determination, motivation, push, vehemence, fanaticism;
informal zing, zip, vim, punch, get-up-and-go, pizzazz, oomph, feistiness.
| choose the right word | verve, zest, gusto |
| See zest. | |
verve Oxford Dictionary of English