pleasantry
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pleasantry
- /ˈplɛzəntɹi/
Where it comes from
From pleasant + -ry, probably modelled on Middle French plaisanterie.
noun pleasantries
- A casual, courteous remark.
- A playful remark; a jest. 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.
- Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment. 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."
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noun courteous remark
| Español | placentería, placemiento, pleitesía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 客套的話 /客套的话 kètào de huà, 寒暄的話 /寒暄的话 hánxuān de huà |
| Deutsch | Höflichkeit |
| Русский | любезность ljubeznostʹ |
noun jest
| 中文 | 打趣的話 /打趣的话 dǎqù de huà, 閑談的話 /闲谈的话 xiántán de huà |
|---|---|
| Русский | шпилька špilʹka |
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title = {pleasantry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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