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Pleasantry vs Caprice - What's the difference?

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Pleasantry is a related term of caprice.


As nouns the difference between pleasantry and caprice

is that pleasantry is a casual, courteous remark while caprice is an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.

pleasantry

English

Noun

(pleasantries)
  • A casual, courteous remark
  • A playful remark; a jest
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    • Charlie Mulgrew could easily have been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries , the two sets of fans put an awful lot of effort into trying to drown out one another’s national anthems.

    See also

    *small talk

    caprice

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
  • An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
  • A disposition to be impulsive.
  • An impulsive change of mind.

    • Related terms

    * capricious