pleasantry
11pleasantry — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, affability, agile wit, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amicability, aphorism, apothegm, badinage, banter, black humor, bliss, blissfulness, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought,… …
12pleasantry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wit, jest, banter, chaff, chitchat, persiflage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Humor] Syn. comedy, joking, merriment; see humor 1 . 2. [A joke] Syn. game, quip, jest; see joke 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
13pleasantry — pleas|ant|ry [ˈplezəntri] n plural pleasantries [C usually plural] formal things that you say to someone in order to be polite, but which are not very important ▪ Stephen and Mr Illing exchanged pleasantries …
14pleasantry — pleas|ant|ry [ plezəntri ] noun count usually plural a pleasant remark that you make in order to be polite. When two people exchange pleasantries, they talk to each other politely about unimportant things …
15pleasantry — [[t]ple̱z(ə)ntri[/t]] pleasantries N COUNT: usu pl Pleasantries are casual, friendly remarks which you make in order to be polite. He exchanged pleasantries about his hotel and the weather …
16pleasantry — pleas·ant·ry || plɪËzntrɪ n. joke, jest; humorous act; laughter, mirth …
17pleasantry — noun (plural pleasantries) an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation. ↘a mild joke …
18pleasantry — n. 1. Gayety, merriment, sport, fun, frolic, jollity. 2. Facetiousness, jocularity, jocoseness, drollery, good humor, waggery. 3. Lively or witty remark, witticism, joke, sally, sprightly saying, jest, quip, quirk, bon mot. 4. Raillery, wit,… …
19pleasantry — plural pleasantries noun (countable usually plural) a funny or not very serious remark, made in order to be polite: A couple of old men stopped to exchange pleasantries in the street …
20pleasantry — n 1. banter, teasing, Inf. kidding, Inf. ribbing, Inf. joshing; raillery, repartee, wordplay, badinage; joking, jesting, drollery, jocularity, waggery; ridicule, mockery, Inf. ragging, Brit. quizzing. 2. joke, quip, gag, wisecrack, funny remark;… …
