Usually means: Witty, humorous remarks or writings.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. facetiae: Merriam-Webster
  2. facetiae: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. facetiae: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. facetiae: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Facetiae, facetiae: Wordnik
  6. facetiae: Wiktionary
  7. facetiae: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. facetiae: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Facetiae, facetiae: Dictionary.com
  10. Facetiae: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Facetiae: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. Facetiae: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. facetiae: FreeDictionary.org
  14. facetiae: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. facetiae: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (facetiae)

▸ noun:  (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.
▸ noun:  (archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.

Similar:
jocundity, funniment, funniness, eutrapely, whimsy, bit of fluff, Attic salt, salt, fancy, pleasantry, more...

Opposite:
seriousness, solemnity, gravity

Adjectives:
other, such, popular, similar, puerile, promising, french, legal, local, grim, gross

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Similar:
jocundity, funniment, funniness, eutrapely, whimsy, bit of fluff, Attic salt, salt, fancy, pleasantry, more...

Opposite:
seriousness, solemnity, gravity

Adjectives:
other, such, popular, similar, puerile, promising, french, legal, local, grim, gross



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