PLEASANTRIES

Noun

pleasantries

plural of pleasantry

Noun

pleasantries pl (plural only)

A short polite conversation before a serious conversation.

Anagrams

• anistreplase, paternalises

Source: Wiktionary


PLEASANTRY

Pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Pleasantries. Etym: [F. plaisanterie. See Pleasant.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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