Badinage
Badinage noun - Good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.
Usage example: the sophisticated badinage of the characters in plays by Oscar Wilde
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Facetiousness and badinage are semantically related In some cases you can use "Facetiousness" instead a noun "Badinage".
Facetiousness
Facetiousness noun - A lack of seriousness often at an improper time.
Badinage and facetiousness are semantically related in humor topic. Sometimes you can use "Badinage" instead a noun "Facetiousness", if it concerns topics such as comedy.
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- humor and badinage
- humor and facetiousness
- wit and badinage
- wit and facetiousness
- jest and badinage
- jest and facetiousness
- joke and badinage
- joke and facetiousness
- fun and badinage
- fun and facetiousness
- raillery and badinage
- raillery and facetiousness
- pleasantry and badinage
- pleasantry and facetiousness
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Facetiousness and Badinage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/badinage/facetiousness
Badinage & Facetiousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/badinage/facetiousness>.
Facetiousness or Badinage. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/badinage/facetiousness.
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