Definitions for gest
dʒɛstgest

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. gestnoun

   A gesture or action.

2. gestnoun

   A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.

3. Etymology: From geste.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gestnoun

   Etymology: gestum, Latin.

   1. A deed; an action; an atchievement.

   Who fair them quites, as him beseemed best,
   And goodly can discourse of many a noble gest. Fai. Qu.

   2. Show; representation.

   Gests should be interlarded after the Persian manner, by ages, young and old.

   3.The roll or journal of the several days, and stages prefixed, in the progresses of our kings, many of them being still extant in the herald’s office.

   Thomas Hanmer.

   I’ll give you my commission,
   To let him there a month, behind the gest,
   Prefix’d for’s parting. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   He distinctly sets down the gests and progress thereof; and are conceits of eminent use, to solve magnetical phenomenas. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.

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1. GEST

   GEST can refer to various things depending on the context. However, in a general sense, GEST may stand for "Group Embedded Figures Test," which is a psychological test used to assess an individual's ability to perceive complex visual patterns and shapes within larger images or configurations. It evaluates one's ability to identify hidden or embedded figures within a larger visual stimulus.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gestnoun

   a guest

2. Gestnoun

   something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure

3. Gestnoun

   an action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony

4. Gestnoun

   a tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story

5. Gestnoun

   gesture; bearing; deportment

6. Gestnoun

   a stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest

7. Gestnoun

   a roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office

8. Etymology: [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gest

   jest, n. (Shak.). Same as Gist.

2. Gest

   jest, n. an exploit: demeanour, bearing: a tale of adventure, a romance.—Gesta Romanorum ('deeds of the Romans'), the title of a collection of short stories and legends in Latin, with moralisations appended, which probably took its present form in England about the beginning of the 14th century. [L. gesta, things done—gerĕre, gestum, to bear.]

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1. gest

   Song lyrics by gest -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by gest on the Lyrics.com website.

2. GEST

   What does GEST stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GEST acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GEST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gest is ranked #32632 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gest surname appeared 704 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gest.
   
   86% or 606 total occurrences were White.
   8.8% or 62 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for gest »

1. steg

How to pronounce gest?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gest
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gest
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gest
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gest
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html