Jesting
91facetious — adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 1. joking or jesting often inappropriately ; waggish < just being facetious > 2. meant to be humorous or funny ; not serious < a facetious remark > …
92merry — adjective (merrier; est) Etymology: Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German murg short more at brief Date: before 12th century 1. archaic giving pleasure ; delightful 2. full of gaiety or high spirits ;… …
93witty — adjective (wittier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic having good intellectual capacity ; intelligent 2. amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution < the costumes are sumptuous and witty Virgil Thomson > < the musical… …
94aside — I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. to or toward the side < stepped aside > 2. away from others or into privacy < pulled him aside > 3. out of the way especially for future use ; away < putting aside savings > 4 …
95chaff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk Date: before 12th century 1. the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain 2. something comparatively worthless 3.… …
96game — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) activity engaged in for diversion or amusement ; play (2) the equipment for a game b. often derisive or mocking …
97joke — I. noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: 1670 1. a. something said or done to provoke laughter; especially a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b. (1) the… …
98sport — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to divert, disport, short for disporten Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. a. to amuse oneself ; frolic < lambs sporting in the meadow > b. to engage in a sport …
99trifle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trufle, trifle, from Anglo French trufle, triffle fraud, trick, nonsense Date: 14th century 1. something of little value, substance, or importance 2. a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often… …
100Aldous Huxley — Infobox Writer name = Aldous Huxley birthname = Aldous Leonard Huxley birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1894|7|26 birthplace = Godalming, Surrey, England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1963|11|22|1894|7|26 deathplace = Los Angeles, California… …
