jest

Meaning of jest

noun
  1. An act performed for amusement; a joke.
  2. Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
    Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
  3. A deed; an action; a gest.
  4. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
verb
  1. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
    Surely you jest!
adverb
  1. Only, simply, merely.
    He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
  2. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
    Just follow the directions on the box.
  3. Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
    I just called to say "hi".
  4. Used to show humility.
    Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
  5. (degree) absolutely, positively
    It is just splendid!
  6. Moments ago, recently.
    They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
  7. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
    The fastball just missed my head!
  8. 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

Anagrams of jest

jets

Words that rhyme with jest

outjest

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