Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [fuh-seet]
- /fəˈsit/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [fuh-seet]
- /fəˈsit/
Definitions of facete word
- abbreviation FACETE facetious. 1
- adjective facete (archaic) Facetious. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of facete
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605, facete is from the Latin word facētus clever, witty
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Facete
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
facete popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
facete usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fa
- Words starting with fac
- Words starting with face
- Words starting with facet
- Words starting with facete