facetiae

English

Etymology

Originated 1520–30 from Latin facētiae, plural of facētia (jest); see facete+-ia and facetious.

Noun

facetiae pl (plural only)

1. (rare) Witty or amusing writings or remarks.

   The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini.

2. (archaic, euphemistic) Indecent books.

References

• “facetiae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “facetiae”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Latin

Noun

facētiae

1. inflection of facētia:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

References

• “facetiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “facetiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers