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Meaning of "raillery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAILLERY

From French, from railler to tease, banter.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAILLERY

raillery  [ˈreɪlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAILLERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Raillery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAILLERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Joke

A joke is something spoken, written, or done with humorous intention. Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture, a question-answer, or a whole short story. The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, gag, prank, quip, jape and jest. To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e., an ending to make it humorous. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal.

Definition of raillery in the English dictionary

The definition of raillery in the dictionary is light-hearted satire or ridicule; banter. Other definition of raillery is an example of this, esp a bantering remark.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAILLERY


alary
ˈeɪlərɪ
ancillary
ænˈsɪlərɪ
armillary
ˈɑːmɪlərɪ
artillery
ɑːˈtɪlərɪ
axillary
ækˈsɪlərɪ
bacillary
bəˈsɪlərɪ
capillary
kəˈpɪlərɪ
distillery
dɪˈstɪlərɪ
fibrillary
ˈfaɪbrɪlərɪ
fritillary
frɪˈtɪlərɪ
Hillary
ˈhɪlərɪ
maxillary
mækˈsɪlərɪ
nailery
ˈneɪlərɪ
neurofibrillary
ˌnjʊərəʊfɪˈbrɪlərɪ
papillary
pəˈpɪlərɪ
pillory
ˈpɪlərɪ
pupillary
ˈpjuːpɪlərɪ
snailery
ˈsneɪlərɪ
tutelary
ˈtjuːtɪlərɪ
whalery
ˈweɪlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAILLERY

railbird
railbus
railcar
railcard
railer
railhead
railing
railingly
railings
railleries
railless
railman
railroad
railroad car
railroad line
railroad station
railroad track
railroader
railway
railway bridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAILLERY

art gallery
celery
costume jewellery
field artillery
gallery
horse artillery
jewellery
ladies´ gallery
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
peanut gallery
photo gallery
picture gallery
play to the gallery
portrait gallery
press gallery
public gallery
rogues´ gallery
scullery
shooting gallery
viewing gallery

Synonyms and antonyms of raillery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAILLERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «raillery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of raillery

Translation of «raillery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAILLERY

Find out the translation of raillery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of raillery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «raillery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逗趣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

raillery
570 millions of speakers

English

raillery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिल्लगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهازلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игривости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raillery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গালিগালাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

badinage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Raillery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scherz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

raillery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

raillery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Raillery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời giểu cợt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

raillery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डबके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takılma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canzonatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

raillery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грайливості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

raillery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοροϊδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

raillery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

raillery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of raillery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILLERY»

The term «raillery» is regularly used and occupies the 104.343 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILLERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «raillery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «raillery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about raillery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAILLERY»

Discover the use of raillery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to raillery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jonathan Swift and the art of raillery: a lecture given at ...
Shows how 'raillery', or 'irony...on the subject of praise', suited both Swift's temperament And The characteristic bent of his genius. it examines some of the techniques by which Swift praised and honored while avoiding fulsome eulogy.
Charles Peake, 1986
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The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America
The concept of raillery, besides constituting one of the main terms in seventeenth - and eighteenth-century culture by which laughter was embedded in everyday social life, also went a step beyond the concept of ridicule in freeing laughter from  ...
Daniel Wickberg, 1998
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Reading Fictions, 1660-1740: Deception in English Literary ...
It was therefore in keeping with his outlook, and his role as a propagandist, to blame the degeneracy of wit on political and religious radicals. Swift's version of the history, politics and practice of raillery was not shared by the most influential ...
Kate Loveman, 2008
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Ridicule, Religion and the Politics of Wit in Augustan England
Fielding seems to have taken Shaftesbury's endorsement of raillery to heart. In his “Essay on Conversation,” Fielding makes the point that raillery that is consistent with good breeding involves “a gentle Animadversion on some Foible; which ...
Professor Roger D Lund, 2013
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A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic ...
RAILLERY.-(See "Sarcasm.") Raillery is sometimes more insupportable than wrong ; because we have a right to resent injuries, but it is ridiculous to be angry at a jest. — Rochefoucauld. As nothing is more provoking to some tempers than ...
Tryon Edwards, 1908
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Day's Collacon: an Encyclopaedia of Prose Quotations: ...
RAILLERY. Let raillery be without malice. Ben Jonson. Raillery, like salt, should be used sparingly. Demophilus. Raillery is a discourse in favor of one's wit against one's good nature. Montesquieu. Where wit hath any mixture of raillery, it is but ...
‎1884
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Satire: Spirit and Art
In a society that strictly controls all expressions of open aggression samenna- warq provides a way of criticizing those in authority and serves as a safety valve. The banter and raillery commonly associated with upper-class English society from ...
George Austin Test, 1991
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The Practice of Satire in England, 1658–1770
Terminology is an insoluble problem, as no clear-cut or consistent boundaries exist between related concepts (e.g., raillery, lampoon, libel). Some writers make distinctions without necessarily ranking the various forms—see Sir Thomas Pope  ...
Ashley Marshall, 2013
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Glossary of John Dryden's Critical Terms
RAILLERY 88. (c) Length of syllables in English and other modern languages: ILDAV 237, 237. Quibble (sb.) A pun: II.DAV 243. Quibble (v.) To pun: Quibbling: I .EDP 22, SS.XV.AP 234, 247. Quibbler: SS.XV.AP 234. Quick (adj.) (1) Vigorous ...
H. James Jensen, 1969
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Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour
Just as Addison distinguished between true and false wit, so Shaftesbury claimed that there was a true and false raillery: true raillery worked in the service of the good sense, while false raillery did not. The rhetorical move is a familiar one, ...
Michael Billig, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAILLERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term raillery is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Trainwreck': What Raillery
Point of disclosure No. 593: My favorite film genre is the screwball comedy ... movies like Preston Sturges's "Sullivan's Travels" (1941), "The Great McGinty" ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
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Marco LaVasseur Launches New Erotic Comedy Book
... sexual innuendo, tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred mockery, sarcasm, punism, dry humor, camp, wordplay, double entendre, irony, banter, repartee, raillery, ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Between The Bridges
After it was agreed by all that the problem had been satisfactorily dealt with, the conversation once again shifted back to good natured raillery. Small, unheralded ... «The Rockaway Times, Jun 15»
4
10 Important Life Lessons Animal House Taught Us
Deep social bonds provide a direct conduit to our egos, opening ourselves to raillery and indiscretions that we wouldn't tolerate coming from an impersonal ... «IFC, May 15»
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Neil White: Why should vile internet abuse be allowed in the name …
Its synonyms are repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk and wordplay. It can also be a verb meaning to exchange remarks in ... «Derby Telegraph, Mar 15»
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Mardi Gras mockery is the theme of this week's #throwbackThursday
The organization, which takes its name from the god of raillery and ridicule, first marched in 1872. In 1877, in the waning days of Reconstruction, Momus decided ... «NOLA.com, Jan 15»
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1st Stage's 'Take Me Out' swings for the fences but falls short in …
Whether he's holding a news conference or parrying tension-fraught raillery in the clubhouse or gazing at an adversary with a mixture of tamped-down sadness ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
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Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart, $29.95)
The raillery continues when Wilma, ensconced in a retirement residence and plagued with visions of “little people” who dance on the edge of her vision (Charles ... «London Free Press, Sep 14»
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'Hopscotch, Blow-up, and We Love Glenda So Much' by Julio Cortázar
“I was afraid of them,” Cortázar writes. The guard chimes in: “You eat them alive with your eyes, hey,” and what ought to be raillery becomes a ghastly foretelling. «Boston Globe, Sep 14»
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South Dakota States Zach Zenner is everybodys AllAmerican on and …
... out three times at the plate and gave up eight runs on the mound — it was easy to see that there was more than a hint of truth in his teammates' playful raillery. «FOXSports.com, Aug 14»

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