Found 2 items, similar to pleasantry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pleasantry pleasantry n : an agreeable or amusing remark; “they exchange pleasantries”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pleasantry Pleasantry \Pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. Pleasantries. [F. plaisanterie. See Pleasant.] That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage. [1913 Webster] The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. --Addison. [1913 Webster] The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]