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Laughable vs Jesting - What's the difference?

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Laughable is a related term of jesting.


As adjectives the difference between laughable and jesting

is that laughable is worthless; worthy of contempt or derision while jesting is facetious.

As a noun jesting is

joking.

As a verb jesting is

.

laughable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
  • Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
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    Synonyms

    * droll, ludicrous, mirthful, comical, risible

    Derived terms

    * laughableness * laughably

    jesting

    English

    Noun

  • joking
  • * Shakespeare
    • Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings .
  • bantering; ridicule
  • mocking

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • facetious
  • humorous
  • * Macaulay
    • He will find that these are no jesting matters.
  • playful; mocking
  • jeering

    • Verb

    (head)