Word of the Day 05/16/26 Gusto

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Gusto (noun)
gusto [guhs-toh]

noun, plural gustoes
1. hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto.
2. individual taste or liking: The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.
3. Archaic. artistic style or taste.

Related Words
brio, fervor, relish, verve, zeal, zest

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Synonyms
1. fervor, spirit, zest, relish, delight, enthusiasm

Origin: First recorded in 1620–30; from Italian, from Latin gustus; see gust

Example Sentences
Gusto co-founder Edward Kim has encouraged employees at the human-resources company to experiment with dictation technology, telling them the office of the future will sound “more like a sales floor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Payroll processor Gusto, which services more than 400,000 U.S. small businesses, reported that firms added 105,700 net new jobs in February.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

There was concern when Rosenior explained Cole Palmer, Reece James and Malo Gusto were left out because of to knocks sustained in defeat at Fulham last Wednesday – particularly with tougher tests to come.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Small retailers, like STL, are struggling in particular with tariff uncertainty and continued cost pressures, said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Gusto, a small-business payroll and benefits provider.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

"Gusto," as H. L. Mencken in the Huneker article of his "Book of Prefaces" says, "unquenchable, contagious, inflammatory."
From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes

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