Thesaurus: pleasantry

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1. n. That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.
2. n. an agreeable or amusing remark
3. 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.
4. That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulnessin conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points ofwit. Addison.The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of theworld. Macaulay.
5. n:100 n. an agreeable or amusing remark