Associations to the word «Jest»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
JEST, noun. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
JEST, noun. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
JEST, noun. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
JEST, noun. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
JEST, verb. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Dictionary definition
JEST, noun. 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".
JEST, noun. Activity characterized by good humor.
JEST, verb. Tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious".
JEST, verb. Act in a funny or teasing way.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.