facetiae
[ fuh-see-shee-ee ]
/ fəˈsi ʃiˌi /
plural noun
amusing or witty remarks or writings.
Words nearby facetiae
facer,
facet,
facet joint,
facete,
facetectomy,
facetiae,
facetious,
faceup,
facia,
facial,
facial angle
Example sentences from the Web for facetiae
Facetus, facetiae, infacetus, infacetiae are favourite words with Catullus.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse |VariousAndrea was something of a wit and is quoted in the Facetiae of Domenichi.
The Popes and Science |James J. WalshEven Pembury had mistaken its “inmost soul,” for he had placed it in the column devoted to “Facetiae.”
The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's |Talbot Baines ReedMaurepas is credited with contributions to the collection of facetiae known as the trennes de la Saint Jean (2nd ed., 1742).
British Dictionary definitions for facetiae
facetiae
/ (fəˈsiːʃɪˌiː) /
pl n
humorous or witty sayings
obscene or coarsely witty books
Word Origin for facetiae
C17: from Latin: jests, plural of
facētia witticism, from
facētus elegant