What does facetiously mean?

facetiously means "not seriously".

How many syllables are in facetiously?

facetiously has 4 syllables: fa-ce-tiou-sly. The stress falls on "ce". In IPA it is /fəˈsiʃəsli/.

What is another word for facetiously?

Close synonyms include jokingly, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is facetiously a common word?

facetiously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

facetiously — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
not seriously
“I meant it facetiously”
Synonymsjokingly tongue-in-cheek

Questions about facetiously

What does facetiously mean?: facetiously means "not seriously".
How many syllables are in facetiously?: facetiously has 4 syllables: fa-ce-tiou-sly. The stress falls on "ce". In IPA it is /fəˈsiʃəsli/.
What is another word for facetiously?: Close synonyms include jokingly, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is facetiously a common word?: facetiously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for facetiously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
not seriously
“I meant it facetiously”
Synonymsjokingly tongue-in-cheek

Questions about facetiously

What does facetiously mean?: facetiously means "not seriously".
How many syllables are in facetiously?: facetiously has 4 syllables: fa-ce-tiou-sly. The stress falls on "ce". In IPA it is /fəˈsiʃəsli/.
What is another word for facetiously?: Close synonyms include jokingly, tongue-in-cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is facetiously a common word?: facetiously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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