Pleasantry /(?)/

Pleas·ant·ry

Pleasantry

n.

pl. Pleasantries

  1. 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.
    The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world.