Antonyms for facetious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fuh-see-shuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : fəˈsi ʃəs |
Definition of facetious
Origin :- 1590s, from French facétieux, from facétie "a joke" (15c.), from Latin facetia "jest, witticism," from facetus "witty, elegant, fine, courteous," of unknown origin, perhaps related to facis "torch."
- It implies a desire to be amusing, often intrusive or ill-timed. Related: Facetiously; facetiousness. "Facetiæ in booksellers' catalogues, is, like curious, a euphemism for erotica." [Fowler]
- adj tongue-in-cheek, kidding
- Only Maulo, the camp jester, hurled a facetious comment at the corpse.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- “You can be facetious, I see,” the latter observed carelessly.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- And this remark, intended to be facetious, was after all pretty close to the literal truth.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "Then it will pass, of course," rejoined the facetious physician.
- Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
- Indeed, he found Mr. Trenchard a most pleasant and facetious gentleman.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- The latter was father of the facetious Tom Hood, who was born here in 1798.
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts
- His witt lively and sparkeling, and his humour pleasant and facetious.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
- When you try to be facetious you altogether cease to be useful.
- Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
- Charles, who was not of a facetious turn, did not shine at the wedding.
- Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
- I am trying to be facetious, but really the matter worries me a little.
- Extract from : « The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance » by Paul Elmer More
Synonyms for facetious
- amusing
- blithe
- capering
- clever
- comic
- comical
- droll
- dry
- fanciful
- farcical
- flip
- flippant
- frivolous
- funny
- gay
- humorous
- indecorous
- ironic
- irreverent
- jesting
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- joshing
- laughable
- ludicrous
- merry
- not serious
- playful
- pleasant
- pulling one's leg
- punning
- putting one on
- ridiculous
- salty
- sarcastic
- satirical
- smart
- sportive
- sprightly
- waggish
- whimsical
- wisecracking
- witty
- wry
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