PLAYFULNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does playfulness mean?
• PLAYFULNESS (noun)
The noun PLAYFULNESS has 3 senses:
1. a festive merry feeling
2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
3. activities that are enjoyable or amusing
Familiarity information: PLAYFULNESS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PLAYFULNESS (noun)
Meaning:
A festive merry feeling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
playfulness; gaiety
Hypernyms ("playfulness" is a kind of...):
levity (feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness)
Meaning:
A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
playfulness; fun
Context examples:
her playfulness surprised me / he was fun to be with
Hypernyms ("playfulness" is a kind of...):
frivolity; frivolousness (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
Attribute:
playful (full of fun and high spirits)
serious; sober; unplayful (completely lacking in playfulness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "playfulness"):
facetiousness (playful humor)
archness; impertinence; perkiness; pertness; sauciness (inappropriate playfulness)
friskiness; frolicsomeness; sportiveness (lively high-spirited playfulness)
impishness; mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality (the trait of behaving like an imp)
humor; humour; sense of humor; sense of humour (the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous)
Meaning:
Activities that are enjoyable or amusing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fun; merriment; playfulness
Context examples:
I do it for the fun of it / he is fun to have around
Hypernyms ("playfulness" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
