facetiousness

facetiousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English facetious
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English facetiousness

    From facetious + -ness.

    Noun

    facetiousness (usually uncountable, plural facetiousnesses)

    1. (uncountable) The state of being facetious
    2. (countable) The product or result of being facetious.

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