It was then the custom, to prevent any coarse pleasantry which old times perhaps admitted, that the key of the nuptial chamber should be entrusted to the bridesman.
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Pleasantry
//ˈplɛzəntɹi//
Synonyms for "pleasantry" (134 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (67)
joshjoshingkeen-wittednesskeennesskiddingkidding aroundlampoonmellifluousnessmellownessmotnasty cracknicenessnimble witnimble-wittednessparodypersiflageplay of witpleasancepleasantnesspleasingness
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pleasurabilitypleasurablenesspleasurepleasurefulnesspretty witpungencyquick witquick-wittednessquipquips and cranksrailleryrallyingrapportready witreparteeretortridiculeripostesallysaltsaltinesssarcasmsatiresavor of witscintillationsharpnessslapstickslapstick humorsmart cracksmart sayingsmartnesssnappy comebacksportsquibstroke of witsubtle witsweetnesstravestyturn of thoughttwitvisual humorwelcomenesswisecrackwitwitticismwittiness
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16 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- закачка noun (jest)
- любезност noun (courteous remark)
- шега noun (jest)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 客套的話 /客套的话 noun (courteous remark)
- 寒暄的話 /寒暄的话 noun (courteous remark)
- 打趣的話 /打趣的话 noun (jest)
- 閑談的話 /闲谈的话 noun (jest)
Danish
1 entries- elskværdighed noun (courteous remark)
Finnish
3 entries- kehu noun (courteous remark)
- kohteliaisuus noun (courteous remark)
- vitsailu noun (jest)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مزه noun (jest)
Russian
2 entries- любезность noun (courteous remark)
- шпилька noun (jest)
Spanish
2 entries- placemiento (disused) noun (courteous remark)
- placentería (disused) noun (courteous remark)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Some of these were letters expressing the name of the owner of all this extravagance; or the initials of various fair Roman dames, a very gallant pleasantry of young Pliny.
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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.
Source: wiktionary
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."
Source: wiktionary
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