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Webster 1913 Edition


Facete

Fa-cete′

,
Adj.
[L.
facetus
elegant, fine, facetious; akin to
facies
. See
Face
, and cf.
Facetious
.]
Facetious; witty; humorous.
[Archaic]
“A facete discourse.”
Jer. Taylor.
Fa-cete′ly
,
adv.
Fa-cete′ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Facete

FACE'TE

,
Adj.
[L. facetus.] Gay; cheerful. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


facete

facete

English

Adjective

facete (comparative more facete, superlative most facete)

  1. (archaic) Facetious.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, I.2.4.iv:
      Adrian the sixth pope [] gave command that statue should be demolished and burned, the ashes flung into the River Tiber, and had done it forthwith, had not Lodovicus Suessanus, a facete companion, dissuaded him to the contrary [].

Derived terms


Italian

Adjective

facete

  1. feminine plural of faceto

Latin

Adjective

facēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of facētus

References


Portuguese

Verb

facete

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of facetar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of facetar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of facetar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of facetar