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pleasantries
(encz) | pleasantries,poklony n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Pleasantries
(gcide) | Pleasantry \Pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. Pleasantries. [F.
plaisanterie. See Pleasant.]
That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;
cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable
playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;
badinage.
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The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees
and points of wit. --Addison.
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The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a
finished man of the world. --Macaulay.
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pleasantries
(encz) | pleasantries,poklony n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Unpleasantries
(gcide) | Unpleasantry \Un*pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. Unpleasantries.
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1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]
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2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. --Thackeray.
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