Facetiae
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noun plural.
Witty or humorous writings and sayings.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Witty or humorous sayings or writings.
In booksellers' or collectors' catalogues, books of an objectionable kind, broad, coarsely witty, or indecent.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun plural.
Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Witty
or amusing writings or remarks.
Word Usage
"Asperae facetiae, ubi nimis ex vero traxere, acrem sui memoriam relinquunt, a bitter jest leaves"
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
appelation
banality
blather
bouffe
broadness
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
pleasantry
witticisms