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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jesting \Jest"ing\, a. Sportive; not serious; fit for jests. He will find that these are no jesting matters. --Macaulay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jesting \Jest"ing\, n. The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry. --Eph. v. 4. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jest \Jest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr & vb n. {Jesting}.] 1. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything He jests at scars that never felt a wound. --Shak. Syn: To joke; sport; rally. Usage: To {Jest}, {Joke}. One jests in order to make others laugh; one jokes to please himself. A jest is usually at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good humor without wounding the feelings of its object. ``Jests are therefore, seldom harmless; jokes frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be degraded by being turned into a jest.'' --Crabb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jesting adj : characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: {jocose}, {jocular}, {joking}]
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