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jest
[ jest ]
noun
- a joke or witty remark; witticism.
Synonyms: quip
- a bantering remark; a piece of good-natured ridicule; taunt.
- sport or fun:
to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
- the object of laughter, sport, or mockery; laughing-stock.
Synonyms: butt
- Obsolete. an exploit. Compare gest.
verb (used without object)
- to speak in a playful, humorous, or facetious way; joke.
- to speak or act in mere sport, rather than in earnest; trifle (often followed by with ):
Please don't jest with me.
- to utter derisive speeches; gibe or scoff.
verb (used with object)
- to deride or joke at; banter.
jest
/ dʒɛst /
noun
- something done or said for amusement; joke
- a frivolous mood or attitude; playfulness; fun
to act in jest
- a jeer or taunt
- an object of derision; laughing stock; butt
verb
- to act or speak in an amusing, teasing, or frivolous way; joke
- to make fun of (a person or thing); scoff or mock
Derived Forms
- ˈjestingly, adverb
- ˈjesting, adjectivenoun
- ˈjestful, adjective
Other Words From
- jestful adjective
- jesting·ly adverb
- outjest verb (used with object)
- un·jesting adjective
- un·jesting·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jest1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
X, though, alleges it would be difficult for social media companies to determine whether a user’s post was meant in jest, noting that opinions on the AI-altered video of Harris differed.
I was told last week by Jason Miller, partly in jest, that I shouldn’t worry that there were plenty of people in front of me in line who will be imprisoned.
When asked by Politico what exactly Trump meant by that, a campaign official claimed that he was “clearly just floating it in jest.”
“We wanted to see what a ‘real’ cult meeting was like,” she said, I think in jest.
A few brief, halfhearted laughs gave way to stale air, where the jest hung heavily as the group took mental stock of my presence.
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