facetiosity

noun

fa·​ce·​ti·​os·​i·​ty

fəˌsēshēˈäsətē,

-ətē,

-i

plural -es

: a facetious quality or item

the ponderous facetiosity of his pronouncements

Word History

Etymology

from facetious, after such pairs as English ponderous: ponderosity

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