"facetiousness" meaning in English

See facetiousness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: facetiousnesses [plural]
Etymology: From facetious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|facetious|ness}} facetious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} facetiousness (usually uncountable, plural facetiousnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being facetious Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-facetiousness-en-noun-Nk8tVAPd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 88 12
  2. (countable) The product or result of being facetious. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-facetiousness-en-noun-L4xpX1Qj

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for facetiousness meaning in English (1.3kB)

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