Definition
Meaning of 'jest'
Meaning of 'jest' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Jest 
[ n.]
- A deed; an action; a gest. [ n.]- 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. [ v. i.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- 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]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- tell a joke; speak humorously
- tell a joke; speak humorously
Example in sentence:
- He often jokes even when he appears serious
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