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2 : characterized by pleasantry or levity : exciting laughter : JOCULAR

— fa·ce·tious·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] flip, flippant, pert, smart—more at FLIPPANT

[2] clever, humorous, jocular, smart, witty—more at WITTY

fa·ce·tious·ness noun : the quality or state of being facetious

Synonyms

flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, levity, lightness—more at FRIVOLITY

1facial adjective 1 : of or relating to the face

2 : used to improve the appearance of the face

2facial noun : a facial treatment

fac·ile adjective 1 : easily accomplished, handled, or attained

2 : SIMPLISTIC

3 : readily manifested and often insincere <~ prose>

4 : READY, FLUENT

Synonyms

easy, effortless, fluent, fluid, light, painless, ready, simple, smooth, snap, soft—more at EASY

fa·cil·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to make easier

— fa·cil·i·ta·tion noun

— fa·cil·i·ta·tor noun

Synonyms

ease, loosen, smooth, unclog—more at EASE

fa·cil·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality of being easily performed

2 : ease in performance : APTITUDE

3 : PLIANCY

4 : something that makes easier an action, operation, or course of conduct; also : REST ROOM — often used in pl.

5 : something (as a hospital) built or installed for a particular purpose

Synonyms

complex, establishment, installation

fac·ing noun 1 : a lining at the edge esp. of a garment

2 plural : the collar, cuffs, and trimmings of a uniform coat

3 : an ornamental or protective layer

4 : material for facing

fac·sim·i·le noun [ORIGIN: L fac simile make similar]

1 : an exact copy

2 : a system of transmitting and reproducing printed matter or pictures by means of signals sent over telephone lines

Synonyms

carbon copy, double, duplicate, image, match, replica, reproduction—more at IMAGE

fact noun 1 : DEED; especially : CRIME

2 : the quality of being actual

3 : something that exists or occurs

4 : a piece of information

— in fact

: in truth

Synonyms

detail, particular, point

fac·tion noun : a group or combination (as in a government) acting together within and usu. against a larger body

— fac·tion·al·ism noun

Synonyms

bloc, body, coalition, combination, combine, party, sect, set, side, wing

fac·tious adjective 1 : of, relating to, or caused by faction

2 : inclined to faction or the formation of factions : causing dissension

fac·ti·tious adjective 1 a : produced by human art, skill, or effort

b : not natural or real : SHAM

2 : not natural or spontaneous

Synonyms

[1a, b] artificial, bogus, fake, false, imitation, sham, synthetic—more at IMITATION

fac·toid noun 1 : an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print

2 : a brief usu. trivial fact

1factor noun 1 : a person that acts or transacts business for another : AGENT

2 : something that actively contributes to a result

3 : GENE

4 : any of the numbers or symbols in mathematics that when multiplied together form a product; especially : any of the integers that divide a given integer without a remainder

Synonyms

[1] agent, attorney, delegate, deputy, representative—more at AGENT

[2] component, constituent, element, ingredient, member—more at ELEMENT

2factor verb 1 : to work as a factor

2 : to find the mathematical factors of and esp. the prime mathematical factors of

1factorial adjective : of, relating to, or being a factor

2factorial noun : the product of all the positive integers from 1 to a given integer n

fac·to·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : a trading post where resident brokers trade

2 : a building or group of buildings used for manufacturing

Synonyms

mill, plant, shop, works, workshop

fac·to·tum noun [ORIGIN: NL, lit., do everything, fr. L fac do + totum everything]

: a person (as a servant) having numerous or varied duties

facts of life : the physiological processes and behavior involved in sex and reproduction

fac·tu·al adjective 1 : of or relating to facts

2 : based on fact

— fac·tu·al·ly adverb