jest
Meaning of jest
noun
- An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
- A deed; an action; a gest.
- A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
- To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!
- Only, simply, merely.
He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
- (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
Just follow the directions on the box.
- Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
I just called to say "hi".
- Used to show humility.
Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
- (degree) absolutely, positively
It is just splendid!
- Moments ago, recently.
They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
- By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
The fastball just missed my head!
- Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
He wants everything just right for the big day.
Information about jest
- The plural form of jest is: jests.
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Hyphenation of jest
jest
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- jest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
jest synonyms
Meaning joke:
joke, gag, laugh, jape, jocularity
Meaning :
banter, crack, laughingstock, prank, wisecrack, witticism, kid, mock, tease, barely, hardly, scarcely, merely, simply, freshly, lately, newly
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