pleasantries

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pleasantries

noun

plural plural of pleasantry

noun

literally, plural, plural only A short polite conversation before a serious conversation. exchanging pleasantries
Similar: formality, amenities
euphemistic, ironic, plural, plural only Bad language; profanity; swearing. Signora Caterina thought it could. Weak, yet cunning—vain, yet conscious of having outlived her attractions—with one of those tempers which we conceive to be the true interpretation of the old fairy tale, where out of the mouth of the party proceeded snakes, toads, locusts, and other pleasantries.

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@misc{pleasantries_2026,
  title = {pleasantries},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pleasantries},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}