English language
Toggle Transcript
jest::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jocularity, joke |
| Type of | diversion, recreation |
| Has types | pleasantry, drollery, leg-pull, waggery, leg-pulling |
jest::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gag, jape, joke, laugh |
| Type of | humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour |
| Has types | sight gag, thigh-slapper, visual joke, wow, good story, blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, ethnic joke, funny, funny remark, funny story, belly laugh, howler, in-joke, one-liner, riot, scream, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sidesplitter |
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | joke |
| Type of | communicate, intercommunicate |
| Has types | arse around, quip, fool, fool around, gag, horse around, pun |
| Derivation | jester |
Examples of jest
jest
Even in jest, Austen was able to marry her sophisticated farce to entertainment.
From the npr.org
In gentle jest, the Wilson Library Bulletin printed a sign that read NO SILENCE.
From the time.com
Spraying him with deodorant is playground behaviour, even if it's done in jest.
From the guardian.co.uk
Although Valdes made the comment in jest, there was a hint of truth to the claim.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unless the letter from Joyce Haworth was written in jest, I take exception to it.
From the dailyherald.com
Ten Archduke jest jakis podejrzany, dodal bym tam tego template'a o verify facts.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Though the answer to this jest appears so manageable it is tough to put in place.
From the iftomm2003.com
The investment bank insisted Mr. Blankfein made the remark to a reporter in jest.
From the post-gazette.com
There are a couple of fine lines that you can't miss when it is linked to a jest.
From the iftomm2003.com
- Joke: 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"
- Joke: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
- Activity characterized by good humor
- Joke: act in a funny or teasing way
- A joke is a question, short story, or depiction of a situation made with the intent of being humorous. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it humorous.
- Jeu0161tu011Bd (Czech pronunciation: ; German: Jeschken) is the highest mountain peak (1,012 m) of the Jeu0161tu011Bd-Kozu00E1kov Ridge near Liberec in the north of the Czech Republic. From the summit there are views into Germany and Poland. The Hornu00ED Hanychov region of Liberec lies just below the mountain.
- An act performed for amusement; a joke; Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke; To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone
