2022-03-14
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - facetious & sarcastic
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง facetious = ‘fuh-SEE-shuhs”
ออกเสียง sarcastic = “sahr-KAS-tik”
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary:
facetious =
(All five vowels occur in this word once only and in alphabetical order.)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
History and Etymology for facetious
borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux,
from facetie "joke, jesting remark"
(borrowed from Latin facētia, facētiae "cleverness, wit,"
in plural sense, "amusing things, jests") + -eux
(going back to Latin -ōsus -OUS) — more at FACETIAE
Dictionary.com:
USAGE NOTE FOR FACETIOUS
A term labeled Facetious in this dictionary
is one that is used consciously for humorous or playful effect.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH FACETIOUS
facetious , factious, factitious
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree:
Facetious = not to be taken seriously;
= amusing; humorous;
= frivolous:
I was only being facetious.
Not to be confused with:
Factitious = artificial; contrived:
His enthusiastic response was factitious.;
= made; manufactured:
a factitious part
Fictitious = spurious, fake;
= fictional;
= created or assumed with the intention to conceal:
a fictitious name;
= imaginatively produced:
a fictitious story
Farlex Trivia Dictionary
facetious
= Originally meant
"having polished or urbane manners,"
and, along with sequoia, uses all five vowels.
See also related terms for polished.
Dictionary.com:
MORE ABOUT FACETIOUS
What does facetious mean?
Facetious is most commonly used to describe comments
that are intentionally unserious,
especially in a way that’s meant to be humorous
and perhaps a bit inappropriate or provocative.
It can also be used to describe someone making such comments.
For example, a person might excuse
their own joking comment by saying “I’m just being facetious.”
The term is somewhat similar to sarcastic,
but not all facetious comments are sarcastic,
and not all sarcastic comments are intended to be facetious.
Example:
Instead of sitting there and making facetious comments,
why don’t you try making an actual suggestion?
Where does facetious come from?
The first records of facetious come from the late 1500s.
It comes from the Old French facetieux, from facétie,
meaning “witty saying.”
It ultimately comes from the Latin word facētus,
meaning “clever” or “witty.”
(This is also the basis of the word facete,
an obsolete synonym of facetious,
as well as the word facetiae,
which refers to amusing or witty remarks or writings.)
When a word is labeled facetious in the dictionary,
it means it’s used intentionally for humorous or playful effect.
The same thing goes for real life:
facetious comments are not meant to be taken seriously.
They’re often playful or intended to be a bit irreverent.
If a person is being facetious,
they’re intentionally being unserious,
typically for a humorous effect, or perhaps to tease someone.
Facetious is often used as a near-synonym of sarcastic,
in the sense that someone who’s being facetious
should not be taken literally or seriously.
Sometimes, though,
when facetious comments aren’t recognized as jokes,
they can put off or offend people.
When this happens,
the person who made the comments might apologize
by saying, “Sorry, I was just being facetious.”
Translation: “Don’t take what I said seriously.”
Fun fact:
the adverb facetiously is one of the few words in the English language
that has all of the vowels in alphabetical order.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for facetious
Witty, Humorous, Facetious, Jocular, Jocose
mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter.
Witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind.
a witty remark
Humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes
usually genial laughter and may contrast with witty
in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity.
humorous anecdotes
Facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter
and may be derogatory in implying dubious
or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor.
facetious comments
Jocular implies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking.
a jocular fellow
Jocose is somewhat less derogatory than Facetious
in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness.
jocose proposals
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Frequently Asked Questions About facetious
Is facetious insulting?
It is not inherently insulting to say that someone is being facetious
(although it may imply dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor).
The word comes from the Latin facetia, meaning "jest."
What is the difference between facetious and sarcastic?
Facetious may be defined as "joking or jesting often inappropriately"
or "not serious."
Sarcastic, on the other hand, while still concerned with humor,
tends to imply a more caustic or biting quality
that is often intended to cause pain.
Is facetious the same as facetiousness?
Facetious is an adjective ("not serious," "waggish"),
while facetiousness is a noun ("the state or quality of being facetious").
The adverb form is facetiously.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for sarcastic
Sarcastic, Satiric, Ironic, Sardonic
mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting.
Sarcastic implies an intentional inflicting of pain
by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing.
a critic known for his sarcastic remarks
Satiric implies that the intent of the ridiculing is censure and reprobation.
a satiric look at contemporary society
Ironic implies an attempt to be amusing or provocative
by saying usually the opposite of what is meant.
made the ironic observation that
the government could always be trusted
Sardonic implies scorn, mockery, or derision
that is manifested by either verbal or facial expression.
surveyed the scene with a sardonic smile
Snarky vs. Sarcastic
Some have questioned whether snarky is a real word.
There can be no doubt that it is;
the adjective has been recorded in English since 1906.
Its original meaning, “crotchety, snappish,”
has largely been overtaken, however,
by the far more frequently-encountered sense
“sarcastic, impertinent or irreverent.”
The precise difference between
utterances described as sarcastic and snarky will vary somewhat
based on the individual using each word.
Some feel that sarcastic usually implies
irony, or stating the opposite of what is really intended
(for example, “thank you so much for your promptness”
spoken to someone who arrives late),
whereas snarky implies simple impertinence or irreverence
(as when Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess asks Isobel Crawley,
“does it ever get cold on the moral high ground?”)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Trending: ‘sarcasm,’ ‘sarcastic’
Lookups spiked 900% on April 24, 2020
Why are people looking up the words sarcasm and sarcastic?
Sarcasm and sarcastic were among our top lookups on April 24th, 2020,
after President Trump claimed that
his comments the previous day fell into this rhetorical category.
What do the words sarcasm and sarcastic mean?
We define sarcasm as “a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance
designed to cut or give pain,” and
“a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic,
and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual.”
President Trump appears to have
a somewhat broader semantic interpretation of this word than we do,
as he has previously employed it to retract statements
(the last time this word spiked was when Trump said that
his comments alleging President Obama had founded ISIS were sarcasm).
Where do the words sarcasm and sarcastic come from?
Sarcasm and sarcastic may be traced to the Greek word sarkazein,
which may be defined as
“to tear flesh like dogs,”
“bite the lips in rage,” or
“speak bitterly, sneer.”
Of the two, sarcasm is the older word, with use dating back to 1550.
