[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jesting \jest"ing\, a.
   sportive; not serious; fit for jests.

   syn: joking.
        1913 webster

              he will find that these are no jesting matters.
                                                  --macaulay.
        1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jest \jest\, v. i. imp.  p. p. jested; p. pr.  vb. n.
   jesting.
   1913 webster
   1. to take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a
      mask or interlude. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make
      light of anything.
      1913 webster

            he jests at scars that never felt a wound. --shak.

   syn: to joke; sport; rally.

   usage: to jest, joke. one jests in order to make others
          laugh; one jokes to please himself. a jest is usually
          at the expense of another, and is often ill-natured; a
          joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good
          humor without wounding the feelings of its object.
          "jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes
          frequently allowable. the most serious subject may be
          degraded by being turned into a jest." --crabb.
          1913 webster
see also:
jested jesting jest joke 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jesting \jest"ing\, n.
   the act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.
   --eph. v. 4.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

jesting
     adj : characterized by jokes and good humor syn: jocose, jocular,
            joking
see also:
jocose jocular joking 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "jesting":
   attic, bantering, biting, brilliant, chaffing, clever, droll,
   facetious, fooling, funny, hazing, humorous, humorsome, jocose,
   jocular, joking, joky, jollying, joshing, keen, keen-witted,
   kidding, mordant, nimble-witted, pointed, pungent, quick-witted,
   ragging, rapier-like, razzing, ribbing, roasting, salt, salty,
   scintillating, sharp, smart, sparkling, sprightly, teasing,
   twitting, whimsical, witty

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