facetiae

English

Etymology

Originated 1520–30 from Latin facētiae, plural of facētia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious.

Noun

1. (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
2. (archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.

References

• “facetiae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “facetiae”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) facētiae

1. nominative plural of facētia
2. genitive singular of facētia
3. dative singular of facētia
4. vocative plural of facētia

References

• “facetiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “facetiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers