Defenition of the word jest

Defenition of the word jest
- activity characterized by good humor
- a humorous anecdote or remark
- act in a funny or teasing way
- tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
- 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 hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- tell a joke; speak humorously

Synonyms for the word jest

- gag
- jape
- jocularity
- joke
- laugh
- wheeze
- yak

Similar words in the jest

- blackguard
- guy
- jest at
- laugh at
- make fun
- poke fun
- rib
- ridicule

Meronymys for the word jest

- gag line
- laugh line
- punch line
- tag line

Hyponyms for the word jest

- antic
- arse around
- belly laugh
- blue joke
- blue story
- clown
- clown around
- dirty joke
- dirty story
- drollery
- ethnic joke
- fool
- fool around
- funny
- funny remark
- funny story
- gag
- good story
- horse around
- howler
- in-joke
- leg-pull
- leg-pulling
- one-liner
- pleasantry
- pun
- quip
- riot
- scream
- shaggy dog story
- sick joke
- sidesplitter
- sight gag
- thigh-slapper
- visual joke
- waggery
- wow

Hypernyms for the word jest

- act
- behave
- communicate
- diversion
- do
- humor
- humour
- intercommunicate
- recreation
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness

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Words in other languages

English: Hello
Russian: Привет
France: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Dautch: Guten Aben