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The correct spelling is jest.
How to pronounce jest
/dʒɛst/
nounIPA: /dʒɛst/
Say it like: Jes-t
The correct spelling is jest. An act performed for amusement; a joke. For example: "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."
Usage Examples
“Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.”
“Surely you jest!”
“He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- 2.Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- 3.A deed; an action; a gest.
- 4.A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
verb
- 1.To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
adverb
- 1.Only, simply, merely.
- 2.(sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
- 3.Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
- 4.Used to show humility.
- 5.(degree) absolutely, positively
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