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Meaning of 'jest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jest [ n.]
- A deed; an action; a gest.
- A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
- Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
2 . Jest [ v. i.]
- The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
- To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
- To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.

Meaning of 'jest' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jest [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Example in sentence:
  • even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point;
  • he knows a million gags;
  • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest;
  • he told a very funny joke;
  • thanks for the laugh
2 . jest [ v]
Meaning (2):
- tell a joke; speak humorously
Example in sentence:
  • He often jokes even when he appears serious

Nearby Words:

jess jessamine jessant jesse jessed jesses jested jester jestful jesting

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