facetious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Trivia

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French facétieux, from Latin facetia (“‘jest’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/, SAMPA: /f@"si:.S@s/

  Rhymes: -iːʃəs

• Hyphenation: fuh-see-shus

[edit] Adjective

facetious (comparative more facetious, superlative most facetious)

1. Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

   Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious.

2. Pleasantly humorous, jocular.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:witty

[edit] Derived terms

• facetiously
• facetiousness

[edit] Translations

[edit] Trivia

This word uses all five vowels just once and in alphabetical order. If y is counted as a vowel, then facetiously uses all six vowels in alphabetical order.