facetiousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

facetiousness
    n 1: playful humor

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See
   {Faceti[ae]}.]
   1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,
      a facetious companion.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;
      as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.
      -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "facetiousness":
      brilliance, cleverness, funniness, humorousness, jocoseness,
      jocularity, joking, joshing, keen-wittedness, keenness,
      nimble-wittedness, pleasantry, pungency, quick-wittedness,
      saltiness, sharpness, smartness, wittiness

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