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Synonyms for jest
dʒɛstjest
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Wiktionary
jestnoun
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
I shall not succumb to your jests!
Synonyms:
kid, crack, prank, gag, banter, wisecrack, witticism, laughingstock, mock, teasejestnoun
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
Synonyms:
laughingstock, gag, banter, wisecrack, witticism, prank, crack
English Synonyms and Antonyms
jest
Wit is the quick perception of unusual or commonly unperceived analogies or relations between things apparently unrelated, and has been said to depend upon a union of surprise and pleasure; it depends certainly on the production of a diverting, entertaining, or merrymaking surprise. The analogies with which wit plays are often superficial or artificial; humor deals with real analogies of an amusing or entertaining kind, or with traits of character that are seen to have a comical side as soon as brought to view. Wit is keen, sudden, brief, and sometimes severe; humor is deep, thoughtful, sustained, and always kindly. Pleasantry is lighter and less vivid than wit. Fun denotes the merry results produced by wit and humor, or by any fortuitous occasion of mirth, and is pronounced and often hilarious.
Synonyms:
banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jocularity, joke, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticismAntonyms:
dulness, gravity, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity
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Princeton's WordNet
joke, gag, laugh, jest, japenoun
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"
Synonyms:
prank, muzzle, caper, trick, antic, gag, laughter, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japejest, joke, jocularityverb
activity characterized by good humor
Synonyms:
prank, caper, trick, antic, gag, jocosity, jocundity, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japejoke, jestverb
tell a joke; speak humorously
"He often jokes even when he appears serious"
Synonyms:
jokejoke, jestverb
act in a funny or teasing way
Synonyms:
joke
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
jestverb
Synonyms:
joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a jokejestnoun
Synonyms:
joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, JEU D'ESPRITjestnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
jestnoun
Synonyms:
joke, witticism, quip, jeu d' esprit, joe millerjestverb
Synonyms:
joke
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#6675 | joke | |
#7167 | trick | |
#9873 | wit | |
#11977 | laughter | |
#12429 | gag | |
#13413 | mock | |
#17420 | tease | |
#28571 | jest | |
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#29414 | prank | |
#33249 | muzzle | |
#40207 | caper | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#67495 | quip | |
#79626 | antic | |
#79818 | playfulness | |
#189873 | laughingstock | |
#201381 | jape | |
#233386 | jocularity | |
#233821 | wisecrack | |
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#244888 | pleasantry | |
#273287 | drollery | |
#281652 | raillery |
How to use jest in a sentence?
Alas, poor Yorick I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy...
Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.
It was just something I said in jest about when I first met her, it was more than 20 years ago, how is that news ?
There was one attendee who instead of using a buggy was using his shoulder to carry his clubs, which was a mistake because you can only do that when you are wearing a shirt as it provides a layer of protection, being naked you do not have that protection -- he complained about his shoulder being sore but it was all in good jest.
Even he who laughs best can be hurt by a jest.
Translations for jest
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- مزاحArabic
- bromear, broma, chisteSpanish
- vitsailla, naurunaihe, vitsi, pilaFinnish
- plaisanterFrench
- मज़ाकHindi
- tréfa, tréfálkozás, tréfálkozik, nevetség tárgyaHungarian
- affabulare, battuta, barzelletta, celia, scherzo, facezia, zimbello, oggetto di scherno, arguziaItalian
- iocorLatin
- whakanene, neneMāori
- gracejarPortuguese
- шутить, насмешка, посмешище, остро́таRussian
- skämta, skoja, gyckla, drivaSwedish
- 開玩笑Chinese
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