Dictionary Definition
playfulness
Noun
1 a festive merry feeling [syn: gaiety]
2 a disposition to find (or make) causes for
amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
[syn: fun]
3 activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do
it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun, merriment]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- the abstract quality of being playful
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
animal spirits, animation, capersomeness, coltishness, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, elan, elfishness, esprit, exuberance, flippancy, foolishness, friskiness, frivolity, frolicsomeness, gaiety, gamesomeness, gayness, gusto, heartiness, high spirits,
impishness, levity, life, liveliness, merriment, mischief, mischievousness, piss
and vinegar, prankishness, pranksomeness, puckishness, roguery, roguishness, rollicksomeness,
rompishness,
scampishness,
skittishness,
spirit, spiritedness, spirits, sportiveness, sprightliness, trickery, trickiness, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, waggery, waggishness, youthful
spirits, zest, zestfulness, zip