Jest

Noun

Définitions

1.NounAn act performed for amusement; a joke.

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

2.NounSomeone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

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

3.NounA deed; an action; a gest.

4.NounA mask; a pageant; an interlude.

5.VerbTo tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

"Surely you jest!"

6.AdverbPronunciation spelling of just.

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