Word a Day
jest
What does jest mean?
jest (noun): a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use jest in a sentence?
- He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce jest?
/dʒɛst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does jest come from?
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of jest?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “jest”?
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What does “jest” mean?
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Not quite: that's what consistency means.
a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action
Not quite: that's what impulse means.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Right! That's what “jest” means.
an individual instance that represents a class; an example
Not quite: that's what specimen means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “jest”?
aunt
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bulk
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dirt
Not quite: dirt means something else.
joke
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