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Definitions for Gist

[1] the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
[2] the ground of a legal action.
[3] the point or substance of an argument, speech, etc
[4] law the essential point of an action

Words related to Gist

upshot, tenor, summary, kernel, force, point, idea, topic, sense, subject, bearing, pith, theme, score, significance, import, core, keynote, drift, short

Words nearby Gist

giscard d'estaing, giselle, gish, gismo, gissing, gist, git, git-go, git-up-and-git, gita, gitalin

Origin of Gist

1720–30; < Anglo-French (cest action ) gist (this matter) lies, 3rd singular present indicative of Anglo-French, Old French gesir to lie ≪ Latin jacēre

Words that may be confused with Gist

gist, jest, just

Word origin for Gist

C18: from Anglo-French, as in cest action gist en this action consists in, literally: lies in, from Old French gésir to lie, from Latin jacēre, from jacere to throw

Synonyms for Gist

summary, tenor, upshot, basis, bearing, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, pith, point, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff, subject, substance, theme, thrust, topic, bottom line, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nuts and bolts, punch line