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pleasantry
[ plez-uhn-tree ]
noun
- good-humored teasing; banter.
- a humorous or jesting remark.
- a courteous social remark used to initiate or facilitate a conversation:
to exchange pleasantries.
- a humorous action.
pleasantry
/ ˈ±è±ôÉ›³úÉ™²Ô³Ù°ùɪ /
noun
- often plural an agreeable or amusing remark, often one made in order to be polite
they exchanged pleasantries
- an agreeably humorous manner or style
- rare.enjoyment; pleasantness
a pleasantry of life
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pleasantry1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pleasantry1
Example Sentences
In series two, we see how Lumon's disorientating, unforgiving corporate culture and its deceptive pleasantries affects those with power too.
They greeted each other with the clinking of their gold-coloured swords and exchanged pleasantries.
Normally, a band works its way up to the goosebump moments, but why waste time with pleasantries when we’re all neighbors here, right?
They shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and Mother followed him to a doorway with a security camera.
Someone who divulges the details of her real estate portfolio in lieu of exchanging pleasantries.
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