01 n. That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversatio…
pl.
Pleasantries ((#))
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That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.“The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit.” — Addison.“The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world.” — Macaulay.