Jest vs Best - What's the difference?
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(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
* Sheridan
(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
* Sir T. Elyot
(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
* Kyd
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
(good).
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Thou serpent! That name best befits thee.
*(Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)
*:He prayeth best', who loveth ' best / All things both great and small.
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To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Had we best retire? I see a storm.
*(William Makepeace Thackeray) (1811-1863)
*:Had I not best go to her?
(uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
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(countable) The person (or persons) who is (are) most excellent.
something that is best
to surpass in skill or achievement.
To beat in a contest;
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As nouns the difference between jest and best
is that jest is an act performed for amusement; a joke while best is the supreme effort one can make, or has made.As verbs the difference between jest and best
is that jest is to tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone while best is to surpass in skill or achievement.As an adjective best is
superlative of good.As an adverb best is
superlative of well POS=adverb.As a proper noun Best is
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English
Noun
(en noun)- The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests , and to his imagination for his facts.
- Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
- Then let me be your jest ; I deserve it.
- the jests or actions of princes
- (Nares)
- 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 alsoVerb
(en verb)- Surely you jest !
Synonyms
* (to joke) banter, kid, mock, teaseDerived terms
* (l) * (l)See also
* (wikipedia "jest")Anagrams
* ----best
English
Adjective
(head)- When he is best , he is a little worse than a man.
- Heaven's last, best gift
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Derived terms
* bestnessAntonyms
* worstAdverb
(head)Noun
- I did my best .
- My personal best in that race is eighteen minutes, four seconds.
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Verb
(en verb)- "You did not win because I was sloppy. You bested me, Uncle. I've never seen you fight like that before.”