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Definition of Pleasantry

Pleasantry
Pleasantry 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.

Meaning of Pleasantry from wikipedia

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- “In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade. . .” A 17th-century example of...
- went to Lai's house on a Sunday afternoon and, after exchanging brief pleasantries, challenged the man to a duel. The man was Leung Bik and he easily overwhelmed...
- the pair were not friends and that Dh****h failed to reciprocate his pleasantries at a wedding. Silambarasan continued to take shots at Dh****h through...
- not madness but wisdom that he uttered. — The Turkish Jester or The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi Azerbaijani scholars Mammadhuseyn Tahmasib [az]...
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- time later, they encounter each other by chance on the street, exchange pleasantries, and part ways with a smile. Vince Vaughn as Gary Grobowski Jennifer...