English noun: playfulness | |||
1. | playfulness (feeling) a festive merry feeling | ||
Synonyms | gaiety | ||
Broader (hypernym) | levity | ||
2. | playfulness (attribute) a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement | ||
Samples | Her playfulness surprised me. He was fun to be with. | ||
Synonyms | fun | ||
Broader (hypernym) | frivolity, frivolousness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | archness, facetiousness, friskiness, frolicsomeness, humor, humour, impertinence, impishness, mischievousness, perkiness, pertness, puckishness, sauciness, sense of humor, sense of humour, sportiveness, whimsicality | ||
Attribute | playful, serious, sober, unplayful | ||
3. | playfulness (act) activities that are enjoyable or amusing | ||
Samples | I do it for the fun of it. He is fun to have around. | ||
Synonyms | fun, merriment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diversion, recreation | ||