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FACETIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does facetiousness mean?
• FACETIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun FACETIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. playful humor
Familiarity information: FACETIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Playful humor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("facetiousness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Derivation:
facetious (cleverly amusing in tone)
Context examples
On the other hand, along with his ease of expression, he displayed a lightness and facetiousness of thought that delighted her.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
She frowned at his facetiousness—a pretty, adorable frown that made him put his arm around her and kiss it away.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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