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facetious

English

Etymology

From French facétieux, from Latin fac?tia (“jest, wit, humor”), from fac?tus (“witty, jocose, facetious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??si???s/
  • Rhymes: -i???s
  • Hyphenation: fa?ce?tious

Adjective

facetious (comparative more facetious, superlative most facetious)

  1. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
  2. Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:witty

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • facetious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • facetious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • facetious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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mirthful

English

Alternative forms

  • mirthfull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English mirthful, equivalent to mirth +? -ful.

Adjective

mirthful (comparative mirthfuller or more mirthful, superlative mirthfullest or most mirthful)

  1. Filled with mirth.
    Synonyms: happy, joyful
    Antonym: mirthless

Derived terms

  • mirthfully
  • mirthfulness

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