facetious

Meanings

• adjective

  Marked by or given to light, teasing, or mocking speech or behavior; joking or playfully mocking.

  - "His facetious comments kept the mood light during the serious presentation."
  - "She gave a facetious answer to hide her true feelings."

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Pronunciation

1. /fəˈsiːʃəs/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11518620"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with facetious
casual , rational , vocational

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Variants

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facetious , facetiously , facetiousness , facetiousnesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'facetus' meaning 'clever, witty, or elegant'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'facetious' was first used in English literature in the 1500s.

2. Facetiousness is a common theme in many works of literature, including Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' and Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Irony: A form of figurative language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning. Facetiousness often relies on irony to create humor or to highlight absurdity.

2. Satire: A form of literature, art, or other media that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or ridicule societal norms, individuals, or institutions.

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Quotes

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1. Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his "facetious" bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy.

   - Raymond Sokolov,{it}Wayward Reporter{/it},1980

2. The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the "facetious" parlance—is that the word?—of clubs.

   - V. S. Pritchett,"Club and Country",1949,{"source"=>"in {it}A Man of Letters{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1985"}

3. … old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant "facetious" get-well cards …

   - John Updike,{it}Trust Me{/it},1962

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Culture

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In literature, facetiousness is often used to add humor and lightness to a story or to highlight the absurdity of a situation. In art, facetious works may use irony or satire to critique societal norms or to challenge the viewer's expectations.

How to Memorize "facetious"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a phrase that helps you remember the definition of facetious. For example, 'Facetious is when you jest or make a mockery of a situation.'

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