<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.</li><li>Synonyms: prod, goad, encouragement, impulse, incitement, spur, stimulus.</li><li>individual taste or liking: The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.</li><li>Archaic. artistic style or taste.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.</li></ul>