Pleasantries
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleasantries is a noun meaning plural of pleasantry.
Meaning
plural of pleasantry.
More Meanings
- A short polite conversation before a serious conversation.
- For bad language as a euphemism.
Example Sentences
exchanging pleasantries
Signora Caterina thought it could. Weak, yet cunning—vain, yet conscious of having outlived her attractions—with one of those tempers which we conceive to be the true interpretation of the old fairy tale, where out of the mouth of the party proceeded snakes, toads, locusts, and other pleasantries.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jokes, foretalk, intro, presequence, preface, pre-interview.
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