jest - Meaning in Kannada

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jest - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of jest in English

jest noun

1. activity characterized by good humor

   Synonyms

   jocularity, joke

   ಅಣಕ, ಆನಂದ, ಉಪಹಾಸ್ಯ, ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ್ಯ, ಕುಚೋದ್ಯ, ಗೇಲಿ, ತಮಾಷೆ, ನಗೆ, ನಗೆಚಾಟಿಕೆ, ನವರಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು, ಪರಿಹಾಸ್ಯ, ಮೋಜು, ಲೇವಡಿ, ವಿನೋದ, ಹಾಸ್ಯ

2. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

   Synonyms

   gag, gag, jape, joke, laugh

   ಜೋಕ್, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
   • "he knows a million gags"
   • "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"
   • "he told a very funny joke"
   • "thanks for the laugh"

jest verb

1. act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonyms

   joke

2. tell a joke; speak humorously

   Synonyms

   joke

   Example

   • "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

Description

A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with dialogue, and ends in a punch line, whereby the humorous element of the story is revealed; this can be done using a pun or other type of word play, irony or sarcasm, logical incompatibility, hyperbole, or other means. Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition:

A joke is a short humorous piece of oral literature in which the funniness culminates in the final sentence, called the punchline… In fact, the main condition is that the tension should reach its highest level at the very end. No continuation relieving the tension should be added. As for its being "oral," it is true that jokes may appear printed, but when further transferred, there is no obligation to reproduce the text verbatim, as in the case of poetry.

Also see "Joke" on Wikipedia

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