noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being playful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
playfulness
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I do it for the fun of it
- he is fun to have around
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fun, merriment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversion, recreation
noun
Meaning 3
a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her playfulness surprised me
- he was fun to be with
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fun
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: frivolity, frivolousness
Narrower terms: facetiousness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness, friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality, humor, humour, sense of humor, sense of humour
noun
Meaning 4
a festive merry feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gaiety
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: levity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English playful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English playfulness From playful + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: hravost — quality of being playful
- Dutch: speelsheid — quality of being playful
- Esperanto: ludeco — quality of being playful
- Latvian: draiskums — quality of being playful
- Latvian: draiskulība — quality of being playful
- Macedonian: игривост (igrivost) — quality of being playful
- Macedonian: разиграност (razigranost) — quality of being playful
- Swedish: lekfullhet — quality of being playful
- Welsh: chwareüsrwydd — quality of being playful
- Welsh: chwaraegarwch — quality of being playful
- Yiddish: שפּילעוודיקײַט (shpilevdikayt) — quality of being playful