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 Definitions of facetious  [əˈsi ʃəs]  

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Definition of 'facetious' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) facetious
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
a facetious remark.

2.  facetious
amusing; humorous.

3.  facetious
lacking serious intent:
a facetious person.

Etymology:  (1585–95; < L facētus clever, witty. See -ious)

Definition of 'facetious' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek
cleverly amusing in tone
"a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
Definition of 'facetious' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) facetious
given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion

2. (adj) facetious
characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply
Translation of 'facetious' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: not serious; intended to be funny or humorous
a facetious remark.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: grappig, snaaks Arabic flag Arabic: طَريف، فَكِه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: шеговит
Brazilian flag Brazilian: brincalhão Czech flag Czech: vtipný, směšný German flag German: scherzhaft
Danish flag Danish: anstrengt morsom Greek flag Greek: φαιδρός Spanish flag Spanish: burlón
Estonian flag Estonian: naljaksöeldud Farsi flag Farsi: وابسته به شوخی بیجا Finnish flag Finnish: leikillinen
French flag French: facétieux Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִתלוֹצֵץ Hindi flag Hindi: हंसाने वाले, विनोद प्रिय,
Croatian flag Croatian: šaljiv, duhovit Hungarian flag Hungarian: tréfás Indonesian flag Indonesian: main-main
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gamansamur Italian flag Italian: faceto Japanese flag Japanese: おどけた
Korean flag Korean: 진지하지 않은 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: juokaujamas, juokingas, s Latvian flag Latvian: jocīgs; zobgalīgs
Malay flag Malay: berseloroh Dutch flag Dutch: schertsend Norwegian flag Norwegian: anstrengt morsom; ironisk
Polish flag Polish: dowcipny Persian flag Persian: وابسته به شوخی بیجا Pashto flag Pashto: مضحك، دخندا وړ، ټوكى، مچل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: brincalhão/faceto, engraç Romanian flag Romanian: glumeţ Russian flag Russian: шутливый
Slovak flag Slovak: (nevhodne) vtipný, veselý Slovenian flag Slovenian: šaljiv Serbian flag Serbian: šaljiv
Swedish flag Swedish: skämtsam, lustig Thai flag Thai: ทำเป็นเล่นโดยไม่ดูกาลเทศะ Turkish flag Turkish: alaycı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 滑稽的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: веселий; жартівливий Urdu flag Urdu: مزاق
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hay bông lơn Chinese flag Chinese: 滑稽的

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