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jest


jest

G0107100 (jĕst)n.1. A playful or frivolous mood or manner: spoken in jest.2. A playful remark; a witticism or joke.3. A playful or amusing act; a prank.4. An object of ridicule; a laughingstock: "There are people ... so cruel as to make a jest of me" (Charles Dickens).intr.v. jest·ed, jest·ing, jests 1. To make witty or amusing remarks.2. To act in a playful or facetious manner.
[Middle English geste, tale, from Old French, from Latin gesta, deeds, from neuter pl. past participle of gerere, to perform.]
jest′ing·ly adv.

jest

(dʒɛst) n1. something done or said for amusement; joke2. a frivolous mood or attitude; playfulness; fun: to act in jest. 3. a jeer or taunt4. an object of derision; laughing stock; buttvb5. to act or speak in an amusing, teasing, or frivolous way; joke6. to make fun of (a person or thing); scoff or mock[C13: variant of gest] ˈjestful adj ˈjesting adj, n ˈjestingly adv

jest

(dʒɛst)
n. 1. a joke or witty remark; witticism; quip. 2. a taunt, often of a teasing nature. 3. sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest. 4. the object of laughter; laughingstock. v.i. 5. to speak in a humorous or playfully teasing way. 6. to speak derisively. [1250–1300; Middle English; variant sp. of gest]

jest

  • joke - Latin jocus, "jest, joke," gave us joke.
  • ludicrous - Early senses of ludicrous, from the adjective ludic, were "sportive," "intended as jest" and "spontaneously playful."
  • juggle, juggler - Juggle is from Latin joculus, a diminutive of jocus, and a juggler was originally a jester.
  • jocose - From Latin jocus, "joke, jest," it means "full of jokes."

jest


Past participle: jested
Gerund: jesting
Imperative
jest
jest
Present
I jest
you jest
he/she/it jests
we jest
you jest
they jest
Preterite
I jested
you jested
he/she/it jested
we jested
you jested
they jested
Present Continuous
I am jesting
you are jesting
he/she/it is jesting
we are jesting
you are jesting
they are jesting
Present Perfect
I have jested
you have jested
he/she/it has jested
we have jested
you have jested
they have jested
Past Continuous
I was jesting
you were jesting
he/she/it was jesting
we were jesting
you were jesting
they were jesting
Past Perfect
I had jested
you had jested
he/she/it had jested
we had jested
you had jested
they had jested
Future
I will jest
you will jest
he/she/it will jest
we will jest
you will jest
they will jest
Future Perfect
I will have jested
you will have jested
he/she/it will have jested
we will have jested
you will have jested
they will have jested
Future Continuous
I will be jesting
you will be jesting
he/she/it will be jesting
we will be jesting
you will be jesting
they will be jesting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jesting
you have been jesting
he/she/it has been jesting
we have been jesting
you have been jesting
they have been jesting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jesting
you will have been jesting
he/she/it will have been jesting
we will have been jesting
you will have been jesting
they will have been jesting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jesting
you had been jesting
he/she/it had been jesting
we had been jesting
you had been jesting
they had been jesting
Conditional
I would jest
you would jest
he/she/it would jest
we would jest
you would jest
they would jest
Past Conditional
I would have jested
you would have jested
he/she/it would have jested
we would have jested
you would have jested
they would have jested
Thesaurus
Noun1.jest - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterjest - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"gag, jape, joke, laughhumor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughtergag line, punch line, tag line, laugh line - the point of a joke or humorous storyhowler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream - a joke that seems extremely funnyblue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story - an indelicate jokeethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic groupfunny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of peopleone-liner - a one-line jokeshaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessnesssick joke - a joke in bad tastesight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
2.jest - activity characterized by good humorjoke, jocularitydiversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jestleg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not truepleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
Verb1.jest - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"jokecommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"quip, gag - make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"fool around, horse around, arse around, fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
2.jest - act in a funny or teasing wayjokebehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"antic, clown, clown around - act as or like a clown

jest

noun1. joke, play, crack (slang), sally, gag (informal), quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), banter, hoax, prank, wisecrack (informal), pleasantry, witticism, jape, bon mot It was a jest rather than a reproach.verb1. joke, kid (informal), mock, tease, sneer, jeer, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scoff, banter, deride, chaff, gibe He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies.in jest as a joke, tongue in cheek, jokingly, for a laugh, in fun, flippantly, facetiously, light-heartedly, as humour, as a tease Many a true word spoken in jest.Quotations
"a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
Proverbs
"Many a truth lie in jest"

jest

noun1. An object of amusement or laughter:butt, joke, laughingstock, mockery.2. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:gag, jape, joke, quip, witticism.Informal: funny, gag.Slang: ha-ha.verb1. To make jokes; behave playfully:joke.Informal: clown (around), fool around, fun.2. To make fun or make fun of:deride, gibe, jeer, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.Chiefly British: quiz.Idiom: poke fun at.
Translations
俏皮话开玩笑玩笑

jest

(dʒest) noun a joke; something done or said to cause amusement. 玩笑話 玩笑,俏皮话 verb to joke. 開玩笑 开玩笑ˈjester noun in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc. 弄臣 弄臣in jest as a joke; not seriously. speaking in jest. 開玩笑地 开玩笑地

jest


in jest

For fun; as a joke; without sincerity. I know your remarks were only in jest, but they still hurt my feelings.See also: jest

there's many a true word spoken in jest

The things that one jokes about may in fact be true or become true. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—there's many a true word spoken in jest.See also: jest, many, spoken, true, word

many a true word is spoken in jest

The things that one jokes about may in fact be true or become true. I know she said she was joking about being depressed, but I'm concerned—many a true word is spoken in jest. A: "Oh come one, I was only joking! I would never do something like that!" B: "So you say, but many a true word is spoken in jest."See also: jest, many, spoken, true, word

jest about someone or something

to make jokes about someone or something. There is no need to jest about Lady Bracknell. I wish you would not jest about that.See also: jest

jest at someone or something

to make fun of someone or something. Please don't jest at my cousin. Is someone jesting at my hairdo?See also: jest

jest with someone

to joke with someone; to try to fool someone. Surely you are jesting with me. Don't jest with me!See also: jest

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

 and There's many a true word spoken in jest.Prov. Just because something is said as a joke, it can still be true. Fred: Why did you make a joke about my being stingy? Do you really think I'm cheap? Ellen: Of course not, don't be silly. It was just a joke. Fred: But many a true word is spoken in jest.See also: jest, many, spoken, true, word

in ˈjest

as a joke: The remark was made half in jest.‘Many a true word is spoken in jest,’ thought Rosie (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true).See also: jest
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JEST


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JESTJungle Evasion Survival School
JESTJoint Entrance Screening Test (India)
JESTJournal of Extraneous Scientific Topics
JESTJungle Environment Survival Training

jest


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Synonyms for jest

noun joke

Synonyms

  • joke
  • play
  • crack
  • sally
  • gag
  • quip
  • josh
  • banter
  • hoax
  • prank
  • wisecrack
  • pleasantry
  • witticism
  • jape
  • bon mot

verb joke

Synonyms

  • joke
  • kid
  • mock
  • tease
  • sneer
  • jeer
  • quip
  • josh
  • scoff
  • banter
  • deride
  • chaff
  • gibe

phrase in jest

Synonyms

  • as a joke
  • tongue in cheek
  • jokingly
  • for a laugh
  • in fun
  • flippantly
  • facetiously
  • light-heartedly
  • as humour
  • as a tease

Synonyms for jest

noun an object of amusement or laughter

Synonyms

  • butt
  • joke
  • laughingstock
  • mockery

noun words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement

Synonyms

  • gag
  • jape
  • joke
  • quip
  • witticism
  • funny
  • ha-ha

verb to make jokes; behave playfully

Synonyms

  • joke
  • clown
  • fool around
  • fun

verb to make fun or make fun of

Synonyms

  • deride
  • gibe
  • jeer
  • laugh
  • mock
  • ridicule
  • scoff
  • scout
  • twit
  • quiz

Synonyms for jest

noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Synonyms

  • gag
  • jape
  • joke
  • laugh

Related Words

  • humor
  • wit
  • witticism
  • wittiness
  • humour
  • gag line
  • punch line
  • tag line
  • laugh line
  • howler
  • sidesplitter
  • thigh-slapper
  • wow
  • belly laugh
  • riot
  • scream
  • blue joke
  • blue story
  • dirty joke
  • dirty story
  • ethnic joke
  • funny
  • funny remark
  • funny story
  • good story
  • in-joke
  • one-liner
  • shaggy dog story
  • sick joke
  • sight gag
  • visual joke

noun activity characterized by good humor

Synonyms

  • joke
  • jocularity

Related Words

  • diversion
  • recreation
  • drollery
  • waggery
  • leg-pull
  • leg-pulling
  • pleasantry

verb tell a joke

Synonyms

  • joke

Related Words

  • communicate
  • intercommunicate
  • quip
  • gag
  • fool around
  • horse around
  • arse around
  • fool
  • pun
  • blackguard
  • guy
  • jest at
  • laugh at
  • make fun
  • poke fun
  • ridicule
  • roast
  • rib

verb act in a funny or teasing way

Synonyms

  • joke

Related Words

  • behave
  • act
  • do
  • antic
  • clown
  • clown around
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