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pleasantry (s) (noun), pleasantries (pl)
1. Witticism and good-natured remarks or conversations: There wasn't much talk about serious things between Max and his mother, just an exchange of pleasantries, including humorous situations that he experienced during his trip to European countries.
2. Something that people say in order to be polite: After exchanging pleasantries, Karl was invited into the supervisor's office to discuss the project that he would be doing for the company.
3. A pleasingly humorous style or manner during conversations or social situations: The evening with Ken and his friends at the restaurant was full of pleasantries resulting in the manager of the dining facility telling them that he had to close the facility so he and his staff could go home.
4. Etymology: from French plaisanterie, "pleasant".
Good humored talk.
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A quality of being pleasant.
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