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| 4 results for jesting | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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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. [bd]Jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be degraded by being turned into a jest.[b8] --Crabb. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jesting \Jest"ing\, n. The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry. --Eph. v. 4. | |
