jest

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for jest

jest 🔊 /ʤɛˈst/

jest : කවටකම

jest : මලකෝලම

jest : නර්මාලාපය

jest : විහිළුව

jest : විහිළු කරනවා

jest : කවටබස

jest definition

Noun.

  1. A deed; an action; a gest.
  2. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
  3. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, Intransitive verb.

Intransitive verb.

  1. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
  2. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
  3. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.