- raillery
- [ʹreılərı] n
добродушная насмешка; шутки, подшучивание
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Raillery — Rail ler*y (r[a^]l l[ e]r*[y^] or r[=a]l ; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. [1913 Webster] Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raillery — index ridicule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
raillery — (n.) good humored ridicule, 1650s, from RAIL (Cf. rail) (v.) + ERY (Cf. ery), or perhaps from Fr. raillerie, from M.Fr. railler to tease … Etymology dictionary
raillery — *badinage, persiflage Analogous words: bantering or banter, chaffing or chaff (see BANTER): sport, *fun, game, jest, play: satire, sarcasm, irony (see WIT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
raillery — ► NOUN ▪ good humoured teasing. ORIGIN from French railler (see RAIL(Cf. ↑rail)) … English terms dictionary
raillery — [rā′lər ē] n. pl. railleries [Fr raillerie: see RAIL2 & ERY] 1. light, good natured ridicule or satire; banter 2. a teasing act or remark … English World dictionary
raillery — noun good natured ridicule, jest or banter Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned … Wiktionary
raillery — rail|le|ry [ˈreıləri] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: raillerie, from railler; RAIL2] formal friendly joking about someone ▪ affectionate raillery … Dictionary of contemporary English
raillery — noun (U) formal friendly joking about someone: affectionate raillery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raillery — noun affectionate raillery Syn: teasing, mockery, chaff, ragging; banter, badinage; informal leg pulling, joshing, ribbing, kidding … Thesaurus of popular words
raillery — noun (plural leries) Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French, from railler to mock Date: 1653 1. good natured ridicule ; banter 2. jest … New Collegiate Dictionary
