Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being playful; sportiveness.
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- noun The quality of being
playful .
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- noun a festive merry feeling
- noun a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
- noun activities that are enjoyable or amusing
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Examples
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A certain playfulness is evident and despite the bizarre situation his characters are placed in, Zivkovic makes it all sound credible and I as a reader am simply amazed at the legerdemain he employs as he weaves several interconnected stories that end at the beginning.
MIND MELD: Memorable Short Stories to Add to Your Reading List (Part 1 of 2) 2009
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That kind of playfulness is part of my nature in general.
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That kind of playfulness is part of my nature in general.
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And at the center of this devout playfulness is a handsome, authoritative text for Stoker's original novel - so you get two books in one.
3 books about Dracula Post 2010
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And at the center of this devout playfulness is a handsome, authoritative text for Stoker's original novel - so you get two books in one.
3 books about Dracula Post 2010
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This sort of playfulness is what makes blogs fun. tomemos Says:
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This playfulness is often labeled as childishness.
A PRIMER ON UNLEARNING CLASSISM Maggie Jochild 2007
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Now I call his playfulness entertaining and reassuring.
THE SURRENDERED SINGLE ALSO BY LAURA DOYLE 2002
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And yet there is this kind of playfulness, which is a very destructive playfulness.
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I approach the spectacle of sex and politics with a certain playfulness.
Boing Boing 2009
immerbeta commented on the word playfulness
Be prepared for linguistic diversity, change, playfulness, and creativity wherever you listen and look - on radio and television, in the press, literature, film, pop music, the internet...
David Crystal, On learning English
October 4, 2008