How do you pronounce facetious?

facetious is pronounced as /fəˈsiːʃəs/.

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facetious

😏facetious (fasisious)

adjective

/fəˈsiːʃəs/

moqueur (moqueur)

facet facial

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Signification

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

Traduction de la signification

Traiter des questions sérieuses avec de l'humour délibérément inapproprié

Traiter des questions sérieuses avec de l'humour deliberement inapproprie

Phrases d'exemple

He was being facetious when he said he wanted to live on the moon.

Il était moqueur quand il a dit qu'il voulait vivre sur la lune.

Il etait moqueur quand il a dit qu'il voulait vivre sur la lune.

Synonymes

joking, humorous, playful, witty, flippant

Antonymes

serious, earnest, solemn

Collocations

facetious comment, facetious remark, be facetious

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full of energy, anger, or excitement; showing bristles standing up

lucent (lumineux)

shining or glowing with light

androgynous (androgyne)

Having both male and female characteristics; not clearly masculine or feminine.

detached (détaché, séparé)

separate or disconnected; showing a lack of emotional involvement

different (différent)

Not the same as another; distinct or unlike.

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