What does raillery mean?
Definitions for raillery
ˈreɪ lə riraille·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchatnoun
light teasing repartee
Wiktionary
raillerynoun
good-natured ridicule, jest or banter
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Raillerynoun
Slight satire; satirical merriment.
Etymology: raillerie, Fr.
Let raillery be without malice or heat. Ben Jonson.
A quotation out of Hudibras shall make them treat with levity an obligation wherein their welfare is concerned as to this world and the next: raillery of this nature is enough to make the hearer tremble. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 6.
Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is almost sufficient to turn them into raillery. Joseph Addison, on Ancient Medals.
To these we are solicited by the arguments of the subtile, and the railleries of the prophane. John Rogers, Sermons.
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raillery
Raillery is good-humored teasing or mockery, usually expressed in a playful, joking manner as part of friendly conversation. It involves light-hearted humor or satire, but without intending to cause harm or express criticism.
Webster Dictionary
Raillerynoun
pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
Etymology: [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of raillery in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of raillery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of raillery in a Sentence
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
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