Facetious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Trivia

English

Etymology

French facétieux, from Latin facetia 'jest'.

Adjective

facetious

1. Pleasantly humourous, jocular

Translations

• Finnish: vitsikäs, leikillinen
• Chinese: 轻率的, 滑稽的

Trivia

One of only two words in English using all five vowels just once and in alphabetical order (the other being abstemious).