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Meaning of Jest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

d͡ʒɛst

Definitions

An act performed for amusement; a joke.
archaic
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
archaic
A deed; an action; a gest.
obsolete
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
obsolete

Equivalents

العربية الدّعابة لطيفة مزح

Български шега́

Bosanski blago pila шала

Čeština legrace šprým vtip vtipkovat žert žertovat

Deutsch albern herumalbern Jux Scherz Scherzen Spaß machen Witz Witzfigur

Ελληνικά πειράζω

Esperanto blago serĉi serĉo

Español broma bromear bufonear chiste

فارسی شوخی

Suomi kokkapuhe nalja naurunaihe pila pilanteko pilapuhe vitsailla vitsi

Français blague blaguer plaisanter risée

Gàidhlig fealla-dhà

Galego brinqueta broma

हिन्दी परिहास सैर हँसी हास्य

Hrvatski blago pila шала

Magyar tréfa

Bahasa Indonesia mop

Italiano affabulare arguzia barzelletta battuta celia facezia oggetto di scherno scherzare scherzo zimbello

日本語諢

ქართული სასაცილო ხუმრობა

Қазақша ажуа әжуа

한국어 농담

Kurdî pila

Latina iocor ioculor iocus

Македонски шега

پښتو ټوکه

Português gracejar gracejo piada

Русский насмешка острота посмешище шутить

Српски blago pila шала

Svenska driva gyckel gyckla skämta skoja

Examples

“I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.”

“Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]”

“Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.”

“Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt, / I deſerue it[…]”

“the jests or actions of princes”

“He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Jest | Babel Free

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