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Meaning of "jestful" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF JESTFUL

ˈdʒestfʊl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JESTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jestful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JESTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jestful in the English dictionary

The definition of jestful in the dictionary is amusing; jocular; not serious.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JESTFUL

boastful · disgustful · distasteful · distrustful · fistful · gustful · lustful · mastful · moistful · molestful · nestful · pestful · restful · tasteful · trustful · unboastful · unrestful · wasteful · wistful · zestful

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JESTFUL

jess · jessamine · jessamy · jessant · Jesse · Jesse window · jessed · Jesselton · jesserant · jessie · jest · jestbook · jestee · jester · jesting · jestingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE JESTFUL

chestful · delightful · doubtful · feastful · fruitful · ghastful · hurtful · impactful · insightful · listful · mistful · mistrustful · respectful · rightful · thirstful · thoughtful · thrustful · tristful · untrustful · wanrestful

Synonyms and antonyms of jestful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jestful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JESTFUL

Find out the translation of jestful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of jestful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jestful» in English.
zh

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jestful
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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jestful
570 millions of speakers
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jestful
510 millions of speakers
hi

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jestful
380 millions of speakers
ar

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jestful
280 millions of speakers
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jestful
278 millions of speakers
pt

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jestful
270 millions of speakers
bn

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jestful
260 millions of speakers
fr

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jestful
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Bersuara
190 millions of speakers
de

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jestful
180 millions of speakers
ja

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jestful
130 millions of speakers
ko

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jestful
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Jestful
85 millions of speakers
vi

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jestful
80 millions of speakers
ta

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jestful
75 millions of speakers
mr

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मजेदार
75 millions of speakers
tr

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jestful
70 millions of speakers
it

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jestful
65 millions of speakers
pl

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jestful
50 millions of speakers
uk

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jestful
40 millions of speakers
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jestful
30 millions of speakers
el

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jestful
15 millions of speakers
af

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jestful
14 millions of speakers
sv

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jestful
10 millions of speakers
no

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jestful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jestful

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JESTFUL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of jestful
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «jestful».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jestful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JESTFUL»

Discover the use of jestful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jestful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Let's Play: Puffin Book of Sports Storie
Jestful. Jokes. Why did the basketball visit the bank? His cheques were all bouncing! . . . and the golfer who wore two pairs of pants, in case he got a hole-in -one! Why can't you play sports in the jungle? Because of the cheetahs. Why is a  ...
Bhogle, Harsha (introduction), 2010
2
Dark Universe
Then there was his jestful—or perhaps only superficially jestful—suggestion that Jared's abilities were Zivverlike. Now this latest obscure insinuation. It all added up to something. He caught the man's wrist. “What do you suspect?” But just then  ...
Daniel F. Galouye, 1963
3
George Gershwin: A Bio-bibliography
'"Strike Up the Band:' War and Tired Business Man Targets of its Cutting Satire, Song-and-Dance Show Close to Being a Pair of Musical Comedies, Says Reviewer of Premiere — Jazzy and Jestful Tunes Abound in Long Performance.
Norbert Carnovale, 2000
4
Media Law Reporter
Surely, one of the hazards of playing golf with such a celebrity is that the celebrity will comment on the golf game on his radio rogram and will do so in a jestful, umorful manner. Moreover, we think it also reasonable to expect that the program  ...
5
German Romance: Specimens of Its Chief Authors, with ...
or any pretension to high or even earnest qualities, he was a well-conditioned, laughter-loving, kindly man; led a gay, jestful life ; conquering by contentment and mirth of heart, the long series of difliculties and distresses with which it assailed ...
Thomas Carlyle, 1827
6
War Stories and Poems
He was rich, open- handed, just, a friend of poor troopers, keen-eyed, jestful, and careless. / could tell tales about him in his first years. There was very little he hid from me. I was his Umr Singh, and when we were alone he called me Father, ...
Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Rutherford, 1990
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The Scrabble Word-Building Book: Updated Edition
... jests JELLIFY - - JESTED -; - JESTER -; jesters JIB jibb, jibe, JESTFUL -; - JESTING.
‎2007
8
Wieland; or, the Transformation: An American Tale
There was but one whose deportment remains to be described as being of importance to our happiness. Had Pleyel likewise dismissed his vivacity? He was as whimsical and jestful as ever, but he was not happy. The truth, in this respect, was ...
Charles Brockden Brown, 2012
9
Traffics and Discoveries
Hewas rich, openhanded, just, afriend of poor troopers, keen eyed, jestful, and careless. Icould tell tales abouthim in hisfirst years. There was very little he hid from me. I washis Umr Singh, and when wewere alone he calledme Father, and I  ...
Rudyard Kipling, 2013
10
Urdu Letters of Mirza Asadu'llah Khan Ghalib
In short, there are twenty or more jestful metaphors. 16 How can I remember all of the verses? The last verse, which I do recollect, is this: Returning to that palm of the hand Why not liken it to a heart And think of the betel-nut delight As the ...
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Daud Rahbar, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JESTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jestful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Daniel Craig Angrily Denies Being in Star Wars, but Still Probably Is
Although this might sound like an extremely snobby reaction from Craig, his quotes should probably be read in the jestful tone they were most ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
2
Dante Higgins Ends Two-Year Silence On 'Good Forever'
He's jestful when freewheeling on tracks, evident from his Rhymes For mixtape series. He can also turn into a vivid storyteller, navigating ... «Houston Press, May 15»
3
Shorten and Di Natale have a joke … Ismail to take on Bandt for the …
We were told it was part of a “jestful conversation” earlier this year when the two were both speaking at the same conference and took turns to ... «Crikey, May 15»
4
Obama says he will not rest until Post reporter in Iran is freed
In a sober moment at the end of an otherwise lighthearted and jestful speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Obama ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
5
In-Flight Tweet on Airplane Security Denies Researcher Boarding …
Security researcher Chris Roberts was denied boarding a United Airlines plane on Saturday after posting a jestful tweet earlier in the week ... «Softpedia News, Apr 15»
6
Kanye West Cancels His Appearance On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' At …
During the show Kimmel said to his audience in a jestful manner, "Willie Nelson will be here in studio with us. Kanye West was supposed to be ... «Yibada, Mar 15»
7
Myleene Klass Calls Herself 'Courageous Or An Idiot' After School …
Today, Myleene writes in the Daily Telegraph that this was intended as a jestful response, but it seems the mums have not taken it that way, nor ... «Huffington Post UK, Feb 15»
8
Ohio State football: Team grieves defensive lineman Kosta …
... had left the facility and the former wrestler who used to chat and trade jestful barbs with OSU assistant Luke Fickell, himself a former wrestler. «News-Herald.com, Dec 14»
9
Sallu to Kat: You chose to be Mrs Kapoor
Salman continued his jestful comments and said that he wanted her to become Mrs Khan but she chose to become Mrs Kapoor, clearing referring to her close ... «Sahara Samay, Nov 14»
10
Guy Pearce launches music career in Melbourne
For the encore Guy returned to the stage making a jestful comment on how he can relate to Mick Jagger (with his troat) then that did a a track ... «Music News, Nov 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Jestful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/jestful>. May 2024 ».
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