• 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.


    Pleasantry meaning & definition 1 of Pleasantry.


  • a polite and often slightly humorous remark, usually made to help other people feel relaxed:

    Pleasantry meaning & definition 2 of Pleasantry.


  • An inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation.

    Pleasantry meaning & definition 3 of Pleasantry.

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