Meaning of PLEASANTRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'plezuntree
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| | Definition: | | [n] an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries" |
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| | See Also: | | jest, jocularity, joke | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. {Pleasantries}. [F.
plaisanterie. See {Pleasant}.]
That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;
cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable
playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;
badinage.
The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees
and points of wit. --Addison.
The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a
finished man of the world. --Macaulay.
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