facetious

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Etymology

From French facétieux, from Latin facētia, from facētus ("witty, jocose, facetious").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fəˈsiːʃəs/

Adjective

facetious

1. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

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

2. Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
3. (Of an idea or statement) humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:witty

Translations

• French: facétieux
• German: spöttisch, spöttelnd, sarkastisch, scherzhaft, spaßhaft
• Italian: faceto
• Russian: несерьёзный
• Spanish: fisgón, socarrón, faceto (Mexico)

Translations

• French: facétieux
• German: spaßig, witzig, lustig, humorvoll, drollig
• Italian: faceto
• Portuguese: faceto
• Russian: шутли́вый
• Spanish: faceto (obsolete), gracioso, facecioso

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