Word: pleasantries
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plea
san
tries
Definition: A short polite conversation before a serious conversation.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleasant
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Facetious, joking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plaisant
Language: fro
Decoded: plaisant
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: pleasant; nice
Affix: -ry
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ery. Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).
Affix: pleasant
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Facetious, joking.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plaisant
Language: fro
Decoded: plaisant
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: pleasant; nice
Affix: -ry
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ery. Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).