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Definition of Pleasantry
1. Noun. An agreeable or amusing remark. "They exchange pleasantries"
Definition of Pleasantry
1. n. That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.
Definition of Pleasantry
1. Noun. A casual, courteous remark ¹
2. Noun. A playful remark; a jest ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pleasantry
1. [n -TRIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleasantry
Literary usage of Pleasantry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres and Sacred Traditions by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"CHAPTER XIV On the Bad Effects of Pleasantry and Jocularity O THOU who dost aspire
to repose in this world and in the next, who dost seek the way of peace ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... which the emperor gave to the familiar society of his friends, he could indulge
his taste for pleasantry, without degrading the majesty of his rank. ..."
3. Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres and Sacred Traditions by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"CHAPTER XIV On the Bad Effects of Pleasantry and Jocularity O THOU who dost aspire
to repose in this world and in the next, who dost seek the way of peace ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... which the emperor gave to the familiar society of his friends, he could indulge
his taste for pleasantry, without degrading the majesty of his rank. ..."
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