Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    jest
    /dʒɛst/

    noun

    verb

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jestJest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of JEST is a joking or mocking remark. How to use jest in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Jest.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    JEST definition: 1. something that is said or done in order to be funny: 2. intended as a joke and not said…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    JEST meaning: 1. something that is said or done in order to be funny: 2. intended as a joke and not said…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › jestJEST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A jest is a joke, a witty remark, or some kind of action intended to be funny. When used as a noun, jest can also mean a taunt or jeer, as in Don’t allow his jests to upset you. Jest can also be used as a verb meaning to joke around or do something intended to be funny, as in I know you like to jest, but try to be serious this one time.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJEST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing. [formal] It was a jest rather than a reproach. The men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely. See in jest. 2. verb. If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. [formal] He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. [VERB + with]

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › jestJest - definition of jest by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishjest noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of jest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jestJest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To jest means to banter and joke in a playful way — like a "court jester," whose job it was in medieval times to entertain the royal court with funny stories. Today when we jest we generally joke around or gently tease.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › jestJest Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A playful or amusing act; a prank. American Heritage. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (2) Synonyms: jape. laugh. gag. joke. jocularity. pleasantry. joe-miller. jeu d' esprit.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › jestjest | meaning of jest in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    jest meaning, definition, what is jest: something you say that is intended to be...: Learn more.