Humor vs Jest - What's the difference?

humor | jest |

As nouns the difference between humor and jest

is that humor is mood, temper while jest is (archaic) an act performed for amusement; a joke.

As a verb jest is

to tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone .

humor

English

Noun

(en noun)

* 1763 , (Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz), History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40

For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour , when pressed, that portended danger.

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Verb

(en verb)

I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.

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jest

English

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.

* Sheridan

The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests , and to his imagination for his facts.

(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.

* Shakespeare

Then let me be your jest ; I deserve it.

(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.

* Sir T. Elyot

the jests or actions of princes

(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.

(Nares)

* Kyd

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

Verb

(en verb)

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

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