gest

gest

noun \ˈjest\

Definition of GEST

1

: a tale of adventures; especially : a romance in verse

2

: adventure, exploit

Variants of GEST

gest or geste \ˈjest\

Examples of GEST

1. <before packing it all in, he was looking for one grand gest that would serve as a fitting finale for his life>

Origin of GEST

Middle English geste — more at jest

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to GEST

Synonyms: emprise, experience, exploit, adventure (or geste), happening, time

Related Words: escapade, lark, ploy; act, action, deed, doing, feat; episode, occasion; baptism, ordeal, test, trial, tribulation; enterprise, risk, venture; expedition, exploration, mission, performance, quest, stunt

Near Antonyms: bore, bummer, bust, downer, drag

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with GEST

best, breast, Brest, chest, crest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest