FACETIOUS

Meaning of FACETIOUS in English

adj. 1 characterized by flippant or inopportune humour. 2 (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inopportunely. facetiously adv. facetiousness n.

[ F facétieux f. facétie f. L facetia jest ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

FACETIOUS — jocosi
English interlingue dictionary
FACETIOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 joking or jesting often inappropriately ; waggish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FACETIOUS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — (a.) Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply.
Английский словарь Webster
FACETIOUS — (a.) Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.
Английский словарь Webster
FACETIOUS — — facetiously , adv. — facetiousness , n. /feuh see"sheuhs/ , adj. 1. not meant to be taken seriously or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — adj. humorous, amusing, entertaining
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FACETIOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 1. : joking or jesting often inappropriately …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FACETIOUS — adj given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. 2. facetious ·adj characterized by wit …
Webster English vocab
FACETIOUS — [ fə'si:ʃəs ] ■ adjective using inappropriate humour. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C16: from Fr. facétieux , from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FACETIOUS — [fa.ce.tious] adj [MF facetieux, fr. facetie jest, fr. L facetia] (1599) 1: joking or jesting often inappropriately: waggish "just being …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FACETIOUS — facetious BrE AmE fə ˈsiːʃ əs ▷ facetious|ly li ▷ facetious|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — / fəˈsiːʃəs; NAmE / adjective trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — fa ‧ ce ‧ tious /fəˈsiːʃəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: facétieux , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FACETIOUS — adj. 1 characterized by flippant or inopportune humour. 2 (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inopportunely. øøfacetiously adv. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACETIOUS — adj.1 characterized by flippant or inopportune humour. 2 (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inopportunely. Derivatives: facetiously adv. …
Oxford English vocab
FACETIOUS — If you say that someone is being facetious , you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — If you say that someone is being ~, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FACETIOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ At the risk of sounding facetious , I have to ask who really cares …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FACETIOUS — [adjective] - unsuitably humorous and jokeyWe grew tired of his frequent facetious remarks.
Cambridge English vocab
FACETIOUS — Synonyms and related words : Attic, biting, blithe, brilliant, clever, comic, comical, droll, funny, humorous, humorsome, jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FACETIOUS — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: WITTY , humorous, jocose, jocular Related Words: jesting, joking, quipping, wisecracking; blithe, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FACETIOUS
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FACETIOUS — adjective Synonyms: witty , humorous, jocose, jocular Related Word: jesting, joking, quipping, wisecracking; blithe, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry; comic, comical, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FACETIOUS
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FACETIOUS — facetious.ogg fəʹsi:ʃəs a 1> весёлый, игривый; шутливый, остроумный facetious reply - остроумный ответ facetious story - весёлая /смешная/ история facetious …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FACETIOUS — a 1> весёлый, игривый; шутливый, остроумный facetious reply - остроумный ответ facetious story - весёлая /смешная/ история facetious name - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FACETIOUS
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FACETIOUS — adj. Pronunciation: f ə - ' s ē -sh ə s Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FACETIOUS — See ↑ JOKE 6
Longman Activator English vocab
FACETIOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective FLIPPANT, flip, glib, frivolous, tongue-in-cheek, joking, jokey, jocular, playful, sportive, teasing, mischievous; witty, amusing, funny, droll, comic, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FACETIOUS — Шутливый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FACETIOUS — шутливый; шуточный веселый; живой
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FACETIOUS — (a) игривый; несерьезный; шуточный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FACETIOUS — a 1) весёлый, игривый; шутливый, остроумный ~ reply - остроумный ответ ~ story - весёлая /смешная/ история ~ name - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FACETIOUS — adj. веселый, шутливый, остроумный, живой, шуточный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FACETIOUS — adj. веселый, шутливый, остроумный, живой, шуточный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FACETIOUS — _a. 1> шутливый; шуточный 2> веселый; живой _Syn: humorous
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FACETIOUS — a. 1. шутливый; шуточный 2. веселый; живой Syn: humorous
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FACETIOUS — шутливый; шуточный веселый; живой
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FACETIOUS — _a. 1> шутливый; шуточный 2> весёлый; живой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FACETIOUS — [adj.] шутливый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FACETIOUS — a шутливый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FACETIOUS — шутливый
English-Russian Online Dictionary
FACETIOUS — шутливый, остроумный, вежливый
English-Russian vocab
FACETIOUS — шутливый
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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