faceti- +

(Latin: jest; witty)


facetia (s), facetiae (pl)
Witty or humorous writings and sayings.
facetious
1. Playfully jocular; humorous: "He was constantly making facetious remarks."
2. Cleverly amusing in tone; intended to be humorous, but often silly or inappropriate.
3. Lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: "She was always a facetious person who never took anything seriously."
4. Etymology: from 1592, "polished, urbane; later, given to joking, humorous"; borrowed from French facétieux, from facétie, "a joke"; from Latin facetia, from facetus, "witty, elegant".
facetiously
1. Not seriously.
2. In a humorous or joking manner.
facetiousness
1. That which is meant to be humorous or funny; not serious.
2. Joking or jesting, often inappropriately; that is, not serious about a serious subject in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever.

Related "jest; joke; wit; humor; funny" word units: farc-; humor-; jocu-; lud-; satir-.


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