pizzazz

noun

piz·​zazz pə-ˈzaz How to pronounce pizzazz (audio)
variants or pizazz
: the quality of being exciting or attractive: such as
a
pizzazzy adjective
or pizazzy

Examples of pizzazz in a Sentence

The young actress has a lot of pizzazz. The song has plenty of pizzazz.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pizzazz was in 1937

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

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

More from Merriam-Webster on pizzazz

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!