Antonyms for persiflage

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pur-suh-flahzh, pair-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr səˌflɑʒ, ˈpɛər-

seriousness

Definition of persiflage

Origin : 1757, from French persiflage, from persifler "to banter" (18c.), from Latin per- "through" (see per) + French siffler "to whistle, hiss," from collateral form of Latin sibilare "to hiss," possibly of imitative origin. Said to have been introduced in English by Chesterfield.

noun teasing

Example sentences :

I asked in a tone of persiflage, as I took a step towards them.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

"Come on," said Berwick, paying no attention to Jim's persiflage.
Extract from : « Frontier Boys in Frisco » by Wyn Roosevelt

She looked at him through his persiflage wistfully, searchingly.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

Say, they made a great team, them two, when it came to exchangin' persiflage.
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

She was tall, beautiful, lively, gracious and learned in persiflage.
Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry

No one spoke for a moment, and even von Brning had no persiflage ready.
Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers

Oh, but I prefer that so much to persiflage, said Adrienne, with her tranquillity.
Extract from : « Adrienne Toner » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick

Then the tone of banter, of irony, almost of persiflage, is discouraging.
Extract from : « Nineteenth Century Questions » by James Freeman Clarke

No matter how happy you should be, I should always want you to keep that tone of persiflage.
Extract from : « Indian Summer » by William D. Howells

Florida listened to his persiflage with an air of sad distraction.
Extract from : « A Foregone Conclusion » by William Dean Howells

Synonyms for persiflage

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