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Definitions for facetious
fəˈsi ʃəsface·tious
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Princeton's WordNet
bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek(adj)
cleverly amusing in tone
"a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
Wiktionary
facetious(Adjective)
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious.
facetious(Adjective)
Pleasantly humorous, jocular.
Origin: From facétieux, from facetia, from facetus.
Webster Dictionary
Facetious(adj)
given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion
Facetious(adj)
characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply
Origin: [Cf. F. factieux. See Faceti.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Facetious
fa-sē′shus, adj. witty, humorous, jocose: bawdy—(obs. or arch.) Facete′.—n.pl. Facetiæ (fa-sē′shi-ē), witty or humorous sayings or writings: a bookseller's term for improper books—of all degrees of indecency.—adv. Facē′tiously.—n. Facē′tiousness. [Fr., from L. facētia—facetus, merry, witty.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of facetious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of facetious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of facetious in a Sentence
The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.
You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave.
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- طريفArabic
- шеговит, забавен, закачливBulgarian
- spøgefuldDanish
- witzig, lustig, spöttelnd, sarkastisch, humorvoll, spöttisch, spaßig, spGerman
- κωμικόςGreek
- faceto, chistosoSpanish
- شوخPersian
- epäasiallinen, leikillinen, hyväntuulinen, vitsikäsFinnish
- facétieuxFrench
- हासकरHindi
- tréfálkozó, tréfásHungarian
- jenakaIndonesian
- gamansamur, spaugsamurIcelandic
- facetoItalian
- מְנַסHebrew
- 剽軽Japanese
- 우스운Korean
- spottend, grappig, spotterigDutch
- żartobliwyPolish
- facetoPortuguese
- glumeţRomanian
- шуточный, забавный, шутливыйRussian
- skämtsamSwedish
- நகைப்பூட்டுகிறTamil
- సరసమైనTelugu
- ทะเล้นThai
- alaycıTurkish
- facetiousUrdu
- khôi hàiVietnamese
- פאַסעטיאָוסYiddish
- 滑稽的Chinese
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