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Definition of gusto : Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy.

Synonyms:

piquancy, flavour, savour, sapidity, tang, smack, ardor, tanginess, piquance, piquantness, zestfulness, fervor, flavor, savor, pain

ardency, industriousness, friskiness, lustiness, exuberance, sprightliness, enthusiasm, passion, liveliness, puissance, verve, energy, zeal, spirit, activity, power, eagerness, zest, relish, earnestness, animation, agility, strength, vigor, potency, vim, excitement, agitation, fervency

Usage examples:

• In this sixty- year old child, upon whom the terror of John Wollaston's desperate illness lay more visibly than on any other member of the household, this look of gusto was especially striking. - "Mary Wollaston", Henry Kitchell Webster.
• When at last his eyes encountered Mrs. Westfall's, he snatched off his cap with elaborate gusto and sang out politely: Good morning, M's Westfall! - "Sube Cane", Edward Bellamy Partridge.
• On the final call, Madame Zichy threw to each of the animals a beer bottle filled with milk; and the gusto with which the savage- looking beasts uncorked the bottles and drank from them greatly amused the audience. - "The Nature Faker", Richard Harding Davis.