| 单词 | facetiousness |
| 释义 | facetiousness (once / 22643 pages) n Facetiousness is a quality of joking around, or treating serious subjects in a humorous way. Your facetiousness might make it hard for your friends to take you seriously. A stand-up comedian's facetiousness can be seen in her tendency to be sarcastic, or to playfully joke about serious issues. The facetiousness of a play might make critics describe it as a farce or a parody. Facetiousness can come across as lighthearted humor, but it can also be a little bit inappropriate or bitterly ironic. Facetiousness comes from the French facétie, "a joke," with its Latin root word, facetia, "jest or witticism." WORD FAMILYfacetious: facetiously, facetiousness USAGE EXAMPLESFlattery will get you nowhere with Spieth, who values facetiousness. New York Times(Jun 17, 2015) Comedy represents the one avenue where, perhaps because of its trademark facetiousness, topics can be addressed that would otherwise be avoided. The Guardian(Sep 19, 2014) They soon joined Ms. Rand’s inner circle, a group Ms. Rand referred to — with the facetiousness of a hardened anti-Communist — as the Collective. New York Times(Dec 25, 2013) n playful humor Hyper fun, playfulness a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement |
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