facetious[adjective]Synonyms: funny, amusing, comical, droll, flippant, frivolous, humorous, jocular, playful, tongue in cheek
Antonyms: lugubrious
Contrasted words: grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber
Related Words: jesting,
joking,
quipping,
wisecracking,
blithe,
jocund,
jolly,
jovial,
merry,
comic,
comical,
droll,
funny,
laughable,
ludicrous [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fa‧ce‧tious /fəˈsiːʃəs/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: facétieux, from facétie 'joke']
saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are really silly and annoying:
Don’t be so facetious! facetious comments—facetiously adverb—facetiousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲