Definition of jest

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Jest (n.) A deed; an action; a gest.

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Quit :: Quit (a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting..
Abracadabra :: Abracadabra (n.) A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
Sportful :: Sportful (a.) Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion..
Majesticness :: Majesticness (n.) The quality or state of being majestic.
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Majestic :: Majestic (a.) Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand..
Cream :: Cream (n.) The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures..
Jestful :: Jestful (a.) Given to jesting; full of jokes.
High :: High (superl.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions..
But :: But (v. t.) A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company..
Droll :: Droll (v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
Jocular :: "Jocular (a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person..
Leze Majesty :: Leze majesty () Any crime committed against the sovereign power.
Joke :: "Joke (v. i.) To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest..
Majesty :: Majesty (n.) The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns..
Stately :: Stately (superl.) Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait..
Bourd :: Bourd (v. i.) To jest.
Majestical :: Majestical (a.) Majestic.
Jest :: Jest (v. i.) To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
Jest :: "Jest (v. i.) To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude..
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