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facetious

/fəˈsiːʃəs/adjective

उच्चारण फ़सीशस

मसखरा, बेवक्त मज़ाक करने वाला, हल्का-फुल्का (गंभीर बात पर)

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adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    trying to appear amusing or clever, especially about a serious subject and at an unsuitable time

    मसखरा, बेवक्त मज़ाक करने वाला, हल्का-फुल्का (गंभीर बात पर)

    • Stop being facetious; this is a serious matter.
    • a facetious remark

    Synonyms flippant frivolous jocular glib tongue-in-cheek

    Opposite serious earnest solemn grave

◇Word family
facetiously adverbfacetiousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

flippant frivolous jocular glib tongue-in-cheek

Antonyms

serious earnest solemn grave

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General knowledge

Facetious is one of the few English words that contain the vowels a, e, i, o and u once each in alphabetical order.

Facetious उन गिने-चुने English शब्दों में से एक है जिनमें a, e, i, o और u स्वर एक-एक बार वर्णमाला के क्रम में आते हैं।