geste

geste

noun \ˈjest\

Definition of GESTE

1

archaic : deportment

2

archaic : gesture

Variants of GESTE

geste also gest \ˈjest\

Examples of GESTE

1. <historical fiction in which the hero faces every adversity with honorable geste>

Origin of GESTE

Middle English geste, from Anglo-French, from Latin gestus, from gerere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GESTE

Synonyms

actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, behavior (also gest) [archaic]

Related Words

etiquette, form, manners, mores, proprieties; p's and q's; amenity, civility, courtesy, decorum, politeness; air, attitude, carriage, poise, pose, posture, presence; aspect, look, mien; formality, protocol, rules; custom, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, wont; convention, fashion, form, mode, style; affectation, attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; distinctiveness, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, uniqueness, weirdness

Rhymes with GESTE

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