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Webster 1913 Edition
Pleasantry
Pleas′ant-ry
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pleasantry
PLEASANTRY
,Noun.
The harshness of reasoning is not a little softened and smoothed by the infusions of mirth and pleasantry.
1.
Sprightly saying; lively talk; effusion of humor. The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit.
Definition 2024
pleasantry
pleasantry
English
Noun
pleasantry (plural pleasantries)
- A casual, courteous remark
- A playful remark; a jest
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard (in The Guardian, 18 November 2014)
- Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries, the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard (in The Guardian, 18 November 2014)
Translations
courteous remark
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