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witty
English
Etymology
From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English witti? (“clever, wise”), equivalent to wit +? -y,See Norwegian Bokmål vettig.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w?ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /?w?ti/, [?w??i]
- Rhymes: -?ti
Adjective
witty (comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)
- (obsolete) Wise, having good judgement.
- Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyng […] that he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
- (archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
- Clever; amusingly ingenious.
- Full of wit.
- Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
Synonyms
- facetious
- humorous
- jocose
- jocular
- quick
- lively
- See also Thesaurus:witty
Translations
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jest
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?st, IPA(key): /d??st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
jest (plural jests)
- (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
- (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
- 1540, Thomas Elyot, Image of Governance
- the jests or actions of princes
- 1540, Thomas Elyot, Image of Governance
- (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
- 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedy
- He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.
Synonyms
- (joke): prank, gag, laughingstock, banter, crack, wisecrack, witticism
- See also Thesaurus:joke
Translations
Verb
jest (third-person singular simple present jests, present participle jesting, simple past and past participle jested)
- To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
- Surely you jest!
Synonyms
- (to joke): banter, kid, mock, tease
Derived terms
- jester
- jestingly
Translations
See also
- jest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Pronunciation spelling of just..
Adverb
jest (not comparable)
- (African-American Vernacular, Southern US) Alternative spelling of just
Anagrams
- ESTJ, Jets, jets
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jest/
- Homophone: gjest
Alternative forms
- jester
Etymology
From Old Norse j?str, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence English yeast.
Noun
jest m (definite singular jesten, indefinite plural jester, definite plural jestene)
- yeast
- Synonym: gjær
Related terms
- ese
References
- “jest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “jest” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- jester
- gjester (non-standard since 1938)
Etymology
From Old Norse j?str, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz, whence also English yeast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?st/ (example of pronunciation)
- Homophone: gjest
Noun
jest m (definite singular jesten, indefinite plural jestar, definite plural jestane)
- yeast
- Synonym: gjær
Related terms
- asa, ase
- esa, ese
References
- “jest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?st/
Verb
jest
- third-person singular present indicative of by?; is
- (mathematics) is, equals (see also wynosi)
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
jest (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- third-person singular present of b?ti
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