English → Latin
“facetiousness” in Latin
lepōspleasantness, charm, attractiveness, agreeableness; politeness, grace; pleasantry, wit, humorfacētiajest, wit, humourfēstīvitāsfestivity, merriment, joy, mirth; kind demeanour, kindness; festivalsālsalt; wit; brine, salt water, the seacavillātiōjeering, scoffing; irony in jest or in earnest; an empty, sophistical discourse; sophistry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
facetiousness
lepos: facetiae: festivitas (all three of harmless playful wit; lepos, the lightest wit, opposed to dull, ponderous gravity; festivitas, the more cheerful sort of wit, opposed to gloomy seriousness; facetiae, jocund wit, opposed to sober seriousness): sales (piquant wit, which aims at a point, without reference to the feelings of others: ☞ dicacitas, satirical, and cavillatio, scoffing wit, that aims at mortifying another, do not belong here).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for facetiousness?
- The usual Latin words for “facetiousness” are lepōs, facētia, fēstīvitās; also sāl, cavillātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.