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facetious

How many syllables in facetious?

  3 syllables

Divide facetious into syllables:   fa-ce-tious
Stressed syllable in facetious:   fa-ce-tious
How to pronounce facetious:   fuh-see-shus
How to say facetious:

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Synonyms for facetious


2 syllables
  • teasing
3 syllables
  • tongue in cheek
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What rhymes with facetious

3 syllables
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