facetiousness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/fəˈsiː.ʃəs.nəs/us/fəˈsiː.ʃəs.nəs/thestateof not beingseriousabout aserioussubject, in anattemptto befunnyor toappearclever:
(尤指不问场合)好开玩笑;滑稽,诙谐He had just therightcombinationof facetiousness andsincerity.他的滑稽和真诚恰到好处地结合在一起。
They both have atendencytowards a self-protective facetiousness.他俩都有一种自我保护的不正经倾向。
See
facetious
- Oppositionalenergyhas given way tosarcasticindifferenceorplainfacetiousness.
- He had just therightcombinationof facetiousness andsincerity.
- Shestraddlesthelinebetweenearnestnessand facetiousness.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- priceless
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious