2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
facetiousness — facetious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trivially or inappropriately humorous. DERIVATIVES facetiously adverb facetiousness noun. ORIGIN French facétieux, from Latin facetia jest … English terms dictionary
facetiousness — noun see facetious … New Collegiate Dictionary
facetiousness — See facetiously. * * * … Universalium
facetiousness — noun a) The state of being facetious b) The product or result of being facetious … Wiktionary
facetiousness — Synonyms and related words: brilliance, cleverness, funniness, humorousness, jocoseness, jocularity, joking, joshing, keen wittedness, keenness, nimble wittedness, pleasantry, pungency, quick wittedness, saltiness, sharpness, smartness, wittiness … Moby Thesaurus
facetiousness — fa ce·tious·ness || fÉ™ sɪËʃəsnɪs n. humor, joking … English contemporary dictionary
facetiousness — fa·ce·tious·ness … English syllables
facetiousness — See: facetious … English dictionary
facetiousness — noun playful humor • Derivationally related forms: ↑facetious • Hypernyms: ↑playfulness, ↑fun … Useful english dictionary
humor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disposition, mood, tem per; caprice, drollery, wit; fun; jest; choler, melancholy, depression, anger; facetiousness. See feeling. v. t. indulge, favor, oblige, gratify. See permission, tendency,… … English dictionary for students
