[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

facetious \face"tious\, a. cf. f. fac'etieux. see
   facetiae.
   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. -- face"tiously, adv.
      -- face"tiousness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
facetiae face"tiously face"tiousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

facetiousness
     n : playful humor

[3] : 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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