English Explanatory Dictionary

gest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
  2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
  3. Bearing; deportment.
  4. A gesture or action.
noun
  1. Alternative form of gist (“a stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest”).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɛst/

Word forms

gest gests

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French geste. Doublet of jest.

Derived words

gested gestic gests
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