jest

1. 1.

   tell a joke; speak humorously

   “He often jokes even when he appears serious”

   Synonymsjoke

   Broadercommunicate

   Narrowergaghorse aroundpun
2. 2.

   act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonymsjoke

   Broaderact

   Narrowerclown

Other forms of jest

plural

jests·

past tense

jested·

present participle

jesting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about jest

What does jest mean?

jest means "a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jest?

jest has 1 syllable: jest. In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛst/.

What is another word for jest?

Close synonyms include joke, gag, laugh, jape, joke. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jest a common word?

jest is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with jest?

4 words rhyme with jest. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.