Facetiousness
1facetiousness — facetious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trivially or inappropriately humorous. DERIVATIVES facetiously adverb facetiousness noun. ORIGIN French facétieux, from Latin facetia jest …
2Facetiousness — Facetious Fa*ce tious, a. [Cf. F. fac[ e]tieux. See {Faceti[ae]}.] 1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious… …
3facetiousness — noun see facetious …
4facetiousness — See facetiously. * * * …
5facetiousness — noun a) The state of being facetious b) The product or result of being facetious …
6facetiousness — 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 …
7facetiousness — fa ce·tious·ness || fÉ™ sɪËʃəsnɪs n. humor, joking …
8facetiousness — fa·ce·tious·ness …
9facetiousness — See: facetious …
10facetiousness — noun playful humor • Derivationally related forms: ↑facetious • Hypernyms: ↑playfulness, ↑fun …
