pizzazz

noun

piz·​zazz pə-ˈzaz How to pronounce pizzazz (audio)
variants or pizazz
Synonyms of pizzazznext
: the quality of being exciting or attractive: such as
a
: glamour
b
: vitality sense 1
pizzazzy adjective
or pizazzy
pə-ˈza-zē How to pronounce pizzazz (audio)

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Examples of pizzazz in a Sentence

The young actress has a lot of pizzazz. The song has plenty of pizzazz.
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Series Mania has brought some of the dynamics – and pizzazz – seen around premieres at film festivals to the TV world. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 Director Jonathan Eusebio, a talented fight coordinator with titles like The Fall Guy and Violent Night and assorted John Wicks to his credit, doesn’t give the action any spontaneity or grace or visceral pizzazz. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 Candied cherries add colorful pizzazz to classic cherry icebox cookies. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024 If there are 200 people coming in between 5:30 and 6:45pm before one of PAC NYC’s productions, for example, the pizzazz has to wait. — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pizzazz

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Etymology

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pizzazz was in 1937

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“Pizzazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pizzazz. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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