facetiousness
91wit — [n1] humor aphorism, badinage, banter, bon mot, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, gag, jest, jocularity, joke, lark, levity, pleasantry, practical joke, prank, pun, quip, raillery, repartee, sally, satire, trick, whimsicality, wisecrack,… …
92wits — wit [n1] humor aphorism, badinage, banter, bon mot, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, gag, jest, jocularity, joke, lark, levity, pleasantry, practical joke, prank, pun, quip, raillery, repartee, sally, satire, trick, whimsicality,… …
93facetious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trivially or inappropriately humorous. DERIVATIVES facetiously adverb facetiousness noun. ORIGIN French facétieux, from Latin facetia jest …
94facetiously — facetious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trivially or inappropriately humorous. DERIVATIVES facetiously adverb facetiousness noun. ORIGIN French facétieux, from Latin facetia jest …
95facetious — [fə sē′shəs] adj. [Fr facétieux < L facetia: see FACETIAE & OUS] joking or trying to be jocular, esp. at an inappropriate time SYN. WITTY facetiously adv. facetiousness n …
96witty — [wit′ē] adj. wittier, wittiest [ME witti < OE wittig < wit, knowledge: see WIT1] 1. having, showing, or characterized by wit; cleverly amusing 2. Now Dial. intelligent; clever wittily adv. wittiness n. SYN. WITTY …
97bantering — adjective cleverly amusing in tone a bantering tone facetious remarks tongue in cheek advice • Syn: ↑facetious, ↑tongue in cheek • Similar to: ↑humorous, ↑ …
98facetious — adj. 1 characterized by flippant or inopportune humour. 2 (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inopportunely. Derivatives: facetiously adv. facetiousness n. Etymology: F faceacutetieux f. faceacutetie f. L facetia jest …
99playfulness — noun 1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing I do it for the fun of it he is fun to have around • Syn: ↑fun, ↑merriment • Derivationally related forms: ↑funny (for: ↑ …
100tongue-in-cheek — I adjective cleverly amusing in tone (Freq. 2) a bantering tone facetious remarks tongue in cheek advice • Syn: ↑bantering, ↑facetious …
