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(sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark. / A playful remark; a jest. / (dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.

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pleasantry

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Source Word

pleasantry

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈplɛzəntɹi/

countable proscribed sometimes uncountable dated

Japanese Meaning

気さくな挨拶やお世辞（軽い礼儀としての一言） / 冗談、軽口、遊び心のある一言 / （古風な用法）楽しみや歓喜を促進するもの

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She greeted the guests with a pleasantry before the speech began.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はスピーチが始まる前に、社交辞令のひと言で来客に挨拶した。

Sense（1）

(sometimes proscribed) A casual, courteous remark.

Sense（2）

A playful remark; a jest.

Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries, the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems.

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Sense（3）

(dated) Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.

pleasantries

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