1) An agreeable remark 2) French word used in English 3) Humorous remark 4) Jest 5) Jocularity 6) Joke 7) Witticism or banter 1) Humour 2) Wit 
• (n.) That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage.
Pleas'ant·ry noun ; plural Pleasantries . [ French plaisanterie . See Pleasant .] That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage. « The...
[n] - an agreeable or amusing remark
noun an agreeable or amusing remark; `they exchange pleasantries`