pleasantry
21pleasantry — pleas·ant·ry …
22pleasantry — pleas•ant•ry [[t]ˈplɛz ən tri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) good humored teasing; banter 2) a humorous action or remark 3) cvb a courteous remark used to facilitate a conversation • Etymology: 1645–55; < F plaisanterie, OF plesanterie. See pleasant, ry …
23pleasantry — /ˈplɛzəntri / (say plezuhntree) noun (plural pleasantries) 1. good humoured raillery; pleasant humour in conversation. 2. a humorous or jesting remark. 3. a humorous action. 4. a conventional, polite remark: they exchanged pleasantries …
24pleasantry — n. (pl. ies) 1 a pleasant or amusing remark, esp. made in casual conversation. 2 a humorous manner of speech. 3 jocularity. Etymology: F plaisanterie (as PLEASANT) …
25Pleasantries — 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 …
26wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …
27serpent — Used occasionally of or to a person who is treacherous, alluding to the biblical story of the devil disguised as a serpent tempting Eve in the Garden of Eden. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream (3:ii), Shakespeare has Hermia say to Demetrius,… …
28List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… …
29humor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disposition, mood, tem per; caprice, drollery, wit; fun; jest; choler, melancholy, depression, anger; facetiousness. See feeling. v. t. indulge, favor, oblige, gratify. See permission, tendency,… …
30joke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jest, gag, wisecrack, witticism, bon mot; fooling, kidding, joshing. v. i. josh, jest, gag. See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action intended to be funny] Syn. prank, buffoonery, game, sport, frolic …
