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 Pleas·ant·ry n.; pl. Pleasantries   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.
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