playfulness

English Thesaurus

1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	diversion, recreation,
definition	:	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (noun.act)

2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	frivolity, frivolousness,
definition	:	the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	facetiousness,
definition	:	playful humor (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	archness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness,
definition	:	inappropriate playfulness (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness,
definition	:	lively high-spirited playfulness (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality,
definition	:	the trait of behaving like an imp (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	humor, humour, sense of humor, sense of humour,
definition	:	the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	playful,
definition	:	full of fun and high spirits (adj.all)

attribute	:	serious, sober, unplayful,
definition	:	completely lacking in playfulness (adj.all)

3. a festive merry feeling (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	levity,
definition	:	feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness (noun.feeling)

4. activities that are enjoyable or amusing (noun.act)

derivation	:	amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible,
definition	:	arousing or provoking laughter (adj.all)

5. a festive merry feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	playful,
definition	:	full of fun and high spirits (adj.all)

6. activities that are enjoyable or amusing (noun.act)

derivation	:	amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible,
definition	:	arousing or provoking laughter (adj.all)

7. a festive merry feeling (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	playful,
definition	:	full of fun and high spirits (adj.all)