'Facetiousness' definitions:
Definition of 'facetiousness'
From: WordNet
noun
Playful humor
Definition of 'Facetiousness'
From: GCIDE
- Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See Faceti[ae].]
- 1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'facetiousness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- brilliance,
- cleverness,
- funniness,
- humorousness,
- jocoseness,
- jocularity,
- joking,
- joshing,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- nimble-wittedness,
- pleasantry,
- pungency,
- quick-wittedness,
- saltiness,
- sharpness,
- smartness,
- wittiness