Pleas'ant-ry, n.

n. [Fr. plaisanterie, It. piacenteria. See supra.] 1. Any thing which promotes pleasure or good humor; gayety; merriment. The harshness of reasoning is not a little softened and smoothed by the infusions of mirth and pleasantry. Addison. 2. That which promotes or indicates vivacity; gentle raillery; liveliness; especially, a sprightly saying; lively talk; effusion of humor. “The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world.” Macaulay. The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addison.