- per|si|flage
- per|si|flage «PUR suh flahzh», noun.light, joking talk or writing: »
She could see, behind the screen of persiflage, that John was worried (New Yorker).
SYNONYM(S): banter, raillery.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
flage — ma·rou·flage; per·si·flage; cam·ou·flage; … English syllables
persiflage — per·si·flage … English syllables
persiflage — per•si•flage [[t]ˈpɜr səˌflɑʒ, ˈpɛər [/t]] n. light, bantering talk • Etymology: 1750–60; < F, der. of persifler to banter =per per +siffler to whistle, hiss … From formal English to slang
si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; … English syllables
Persiflage — Per si flage , n. [F., fr. persifler to quiz, fr. L. per + siffler to whistle, hiss, L. sibilare, sifilare.] Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery. Hannah More. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
cam — cam·pa·gnol; cam·paign·er; cam·pa·na; cam·pa·na·rio; cam·pa·ne·ro; cam·pan·i·form; cam·pa·ni·le; cam·pa·nil·la; cam·pa·nist; cam·pa·no·log·i·cal; cam·pa·nol·o·gist; cam·pa·nol·o·gy; cam·pan·u·la; cam·pan·u·la·ce·ae; cam·pan·u·la·les;… … English syllables
