Definition of Pleasantry

1. Noun. An agreeable or amusing remark. "They exchange pleasantries"

Generic synonyms: Jest, Jocularity, Joke

Definition of Pleasantry

1. n. That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.

Definition of Pleasantry

1. Noun. A casual, courteous remark ¹

2. Noun. A playful remark; a jest ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pleasantry

1. [n -TRIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleasantry

pleaed
pleaing
pleas
pleas of the crown
pleasable
pleasance
pleasances
pleasant
pleasant-tasting
pleasanter
pleasantest
pleasantly
pleasantness
pleasantnesses
pleasantries
pleasantry (current term)
pleasaunce
pleasaunt
pleasauntly
please
please repeat after me
please say again
please sit down
please speak more slowly
please turn left
please turn right
pleased
pleased as Punch
pleased to meet you
pleasedly

Literary usage of Pleasantry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres and Sacred Traditions by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"CHAPTER XIV On the Bad Effects of pleasantry and Jocularity O THOU who dost aspire to repose in this world and in the next, who dost seek the way of peace ..."

2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... which the emperor gave to the familiar society of his friends, he could indulge his taste for pleasantry, without degrading the majesty of his rank. ..."

3. Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres and Sacred Traditions by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"CHAPTER XIV On the Bad Effects of pleasantry and Jocularity O THOU who dost aspire to repose in this world and in the next, who dost seek the way of peace ..."

4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... which the emperor gave to the familiar society of his friends, he could indulge his taste for pleasantry, without degrading the majesty of his rank. ..."

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