Subscribe To This Site
A Word A Day : Facetious
Saturday, 17th November 2007 : Today's Word is ...
Facetious
Pronunciation : fa-se-shess
1. intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate
2. playfully jocular
3. intended to excite laughter or amusement
French facétieux - from facétie - jest, from Latin facētia - from facētus - witty
amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, not serious, playful, pleasant, punning, ridiculous, salty, sarcastic, satirical, smart, sportive, sprightly, tongue-in-cheek, waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry
formal, grave, lugubrious, serious, sober, somber
• Do not respond to her facetious remarks.
• He was bored at the vicarage, and then on the last day his uncle put him the usual question in the usual facetious tone.
1. facetiously : Adverb
2. facetiousness : Noun
Enjoy this list and then get around for preparing your own list of words. There is no better way of boosting your words power. The most effective way to build your vocabulary is described in the page on Word Power. Educational research has discovered that your I.Q. is intimately related to your Word Power. Take a standard Vocabulary test and then an intelligent test, the result in both will be substantially the same. The more extensive your vocabulary, the better your chances of success, other things being equal- success in attaining your educational goals, success in moving ahead in your business or professional career, success in achieving your intellectual potential.