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pizzazz

Syllables: pi·zzazzUK/pɪˈzæz/

pizzazz noun: flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.

Noun

pizzazz (uncountable)

  1. Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.
    • The show had a lot of pizzazz, with glittering costumes and upbeat music.
    • Pizazz, to quote the editor of the Harvard Lampoon, is an indefinable dynamic quality, the je ne sais quoi of function; as, for instance, adding Scotch puts the pizazz into a drink. Certain clothes have it, too. 1. There's pizazz in this rust evening coat, swinging wide in back, jutting crazily...1937, Harper’s Bazaar, volume LXXI, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Corp., →OCLC, page 116

pizzazz meaning in Tamil

pizzazz in Tamil

கவர்ச்சிக் கலவை

Forms of pizzazz

alternative formbazazz
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alternative formpazazz
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Origin of pizzazz

Probably originally college or showbusiness slang in the United States, then popularized in the American fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar in the 1930s: see the quotation.

Words formed from pizzazz

Words that rhyme with pizzazz

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Questions about pizzazz

What does pizzazz mean?
Pizzazz means flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.
What is pizzazz in Tamil?
Pizzazz in Tamil is கவர்ச்சிக் கலவை. See Pizzazz meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pizzazz?
Pizzazz is a noun.
How do you pronounce pizzazz?
Pizzazz is pronounced /pɪˈzæz/ (UK).

Words near pizzazz in the dictionary

  1. pizzaritos
  2. pizzas
  3. pizzas bianca
  4. pizzawich
  5. pizzawiches
  6. pizzazz
  7. pizzazzier
  8. pizzazzy
  9. pizze
  10. pizze fritte
  11. pizzel

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pizzazz (page history and authors); pizzazz (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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