[syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Playful \Play"ful\, a.
Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy;
humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. --
Play"ful*ly, adv. -- Play"ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
playfulness
n 1: a festive merry feeling [syn: gaiety, playfulness]
2: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her
playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" [syn:
playfulness, 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, playfulness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "playfulness":
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