pleasantry
noun/ˈplezntri/
/ˈplezntri/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural pleasantries)
(formal)- a friendly remark made in order to be polite
- After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing’, from the verb plaisir, from Latin placere.Want to learn more?
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