Definitions for persiflage

persiflage per·si·flage

Spelling: [pur-suh-flahzh, pair-]
IPA: /ˈpɜr səˌflɑʒ, ˈpɛər-/

Persiflage is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 816 anagrams from letters in persiflage (aeefgilprs).

Definitions for persiflage

noun

  1. light, bantering talk or writing.
  2. a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject.

Origin of persiflage

1750-60; French, derivative of persifler to banter, equivalent to per- per- + siffler to whistle, hiss Late Latin sifilāre, for Latin sībilāre; see Examples for persiflage

No matter how happy you should be, I should always want you to keep that tone of persiflage.

Then the tone of banter, of irony, almost of persiflage, is discouraging.

Florida listened to his persiflage with an air of sad distraction.

She was tall, beautiful, lively, gracious and learned in persiflage.

No one spoke for a moment, and even von Brning had no persiflage ready.

Say, they made a great team, them two, when it came to exchangin' persiflage.

"Come on," said Berwick, paying no attention to Jim's persiflage.

Oh, but I prefer that so much to persiflage, said Adrienne, with her tranquillity.

She looked at him through his persiflage wistfully, searchingly.

I asked in a tone of persiflage, as I took a step towards them.

Word Value for persiflage
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Words with friends

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