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Pleasantry
//ˈplɛzəntɹi// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A casual, courteous remark. countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
- 2 an agreeable or amusing remark wordnet
- 3 A playful remark; a jest. countable, uncountable
"Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries, the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems."
- 4 Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment. countable, dated, uncountable
"C.O.O: "The office was quite close to the home of our youth—" CHRM: "Thomas, your trip to Suitopia was not meant to be for pleasantries." C.O.O: "No… I know… But I was close by, so I went to visit them…" CHRM: "You should not have. You and I both know the way they are.""
Etymology
From pleasant + -ry, probably modelled on Middle French plaisanterie.
See also for "pleasantry"
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