Adjectives That Start With Z
These adjectives that start with Z come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 8 adjectives starting with Z on this page. The 8 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.
Z has only eight adjectives, and each is a little special. Zesty and zippy are lively, describing sharp flavour or quick energy. Zealous means full of eager passion.
Zoological links to the study of animals, and zoonotic describes something that can pass between animals and people. Zonal relates to zones or regions, and zodiacal links to the zodiac signs in the sky. Zeroth is a rare number word used in maths and science. Young learners will enjoy zesty and zippy, which are fun to say.
- Adjectives starting with Z
- 8
- Most used
- zoological
- Longest common one
- zoological 10 letters
Most common adjectives that start with Z
Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.
| # | Word | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zoological | concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties | adj. |
| 2 | zealous | marked by active interest and enthusiasm | adj. |
| 3 | zonal | relating to or of the nature of a zone | adj. |
| 4 | zippy | quick and energetic | adj. |
| 5 | zesty | having an agreeably pungent taste | adj. |
| 6 | zoonotic | of or relating to or constituting zoonosis | adj. |
| 7 | zodiacal | relating to or included in the zodiac | adj. |
| 8 | zeroth | preceding even the first | adj. |
Positive adjectives that start with Z
- zippy
Short adjectives that start with Z
- zonal
- zippy
- zesty
Long adjectives that start with Z
- zoological
More that start with Z
- NamesZoe, Zachary
- Girl namesZoe, Zoey
- Boy namesZachary, Zane
- Last namesZimmerman, Zamora
- Wordszone, zero
- 5-letter wordszones, zebra
- Positive wordszeal, zest
- Nounszone, zero
- Verbszoom, zigzag
- Animalszebra, zebra finch
- Flowerszinnia, zephyr lily
- CountriesZambia, Zimbabwe
- CitiesZhengzhou, Zhongshan
- Foodszucchini, zest
- Thingszip, zipper
- Colorszaffre
- Jobszookeeper, zoologist
- Dog namesZoey, Zoe
Questions people ask
How many adjectives start with Z?
This list has 8 adjectives starting with Z, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.
What are the most common adjectives that start with Z?
zoological, zealous, zonal, zippy, zesty, zoonotic, zodiacal, zeroth are the most used in everyday English.
What are some long adjectives that start with Z?
zoological.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.
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