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pleasantry
(mass) | pleasantry
- žart |
pleasantry
(encz) | pleasantry,legrácka n: Zdeněk Brož |
pleasantry
(encz) | pleasantry,vtip n: Zdeněk Brož |
pleasantry
(encz) | pleasantry,žert n: Zdeněk Brož |
Pleasantry
(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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pleasantry
(wn) | pleasantry
n 1: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange
pleasantries" |
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pleasantry
(mass) | pleasantry
- žart |
pleasantry
(encz) | pleasantry,legrácka n: Zdeněk Brožpleasantry,vtip n: Zdeněk Brožpleasantry,žert n: Zdeněk Brož |
Unpleasantry
(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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pleasantry
(wn) | pleasantry
n 1: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange
pleasantries" |
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