facetus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) elegant, fine
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) courteous, polite
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) witty, jocose, facetious

Concepts

humorous

humoristic

facetious

joky

waggish

humouristic

jeering

Translations

humorístico

humoristique

😄

scherzend

spaßig

😄

witzig

😄

launig

εύθυμος

spaßend

ευτράπελος

blagueur

enjoué

scherzhaft

jovial

joyeux

lustig

😄

Pronounced as (IPA)

[faˈkeː.tʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₂k- (“to shine”). Cognate with fax, Lithuanian žvakė (“candle”).