pizzazz

British  

/ pəˈzæz /

noun

1. Also called: pazzazz.   pazazz.   pzazz.  informal an attractive combination of energy and style; sparkle, vitality, glamour

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Etymology

Origin of pizzazz

C20: origin obscure

Example Sentences

“Just a little pizzazz,” she said, making a face at me.

From Literature

His pizzazz was a large measure of his appeal, along with his manufactured image as a shrewd businessman with a kingly touch and infallible judgment.

From Los Angeles Times

That would be the Hard Rock Casino Tejon, whose opening on Thursday brings industrial-strength Indian gaming — and some Hollywood pizzazz — to a territory better known for cowboy hats, farmland and petroleum extraction.

From Los Angeles Times

The early scenes have a certain ponderous solemnity as two hunter-warrior-predator brothers from the Yautja race fight for honor with weapons that combine the clank of all things medieval with modern pizzazz.

From The Wall Street Journal

A little Stokowski-like pizzazz that accompanied Rachmaninoff’s recording might not have hurt in the long Second Symphony, but even so, this was, like Chan’s concert, a fulfilling Bowl evening.

From Los Angeles Times