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facetiosity

noun
fa·ce·ti·os·i·ty | \fəˌsēshēˈäsətē, -ətē, -i\
plural -es

Definition of facetiosity 

: a facetious quality or item the ponderous facetiosity of his pronouncements

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History and Etymology for facetiosity

from facetious, after such pairs as English ponderous: ponderosity

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