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pleasantry

How many syllables in pleasantry?

  3 syllables

Divide pleasantry into syllables:   pleas-ant-ry
Stressed syllable in pleasantry:   pleas-ant-ry
How to pronounce pleasantry:   plez-un-tree
How to say pleasantry:

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Synonyms for pleasantry


1 syllable
  • farce
  • wit
  • joke
2 syllables
  • clowning
  • jesting
  • humor
  • slapstick
3 syllables
  • funny side
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