| 单词 | playfulness |
| 释义 | playfulness (once / 5872 pages) n Playfulness is the quality of being fun and lively. Your puppy's playfulness is what makes her so cute, but it can also be a little bit exhausting. A favorite babysitter might be loved for her playfulness, especially if she's an enthusiastic participant in all kinds of games. In general, kids are known for their playfulness, although plenty of serious adults let their own playfulness come out in certain situations, like parties and holidays and during spirited games of Charades. The adjective playful led to the noun playfulness, and both words have the sense of "full of play." WORD FAMILYplayfulness: playfulnesses+/interplay: interplays/misplay: misplayed, misplaying, misplays/overplay: overplayed, overplaying, overplays/play: counterplay, foreplay, interplay, misplay, overplay, playable, played, player, playful, playing, playlet, plays, replay, underplay/playable: unplayable/player: players/playful: playfully, playfulness, unplayful/playing: playings/playlet: playlets/replay: replayed, replaying, replays/underplay: underplayed, underplaying, underplays/unplayful: unplayfully USAGE EXAMPLESAs the cavalier, he was gallant and sure; as Drosselmeier he combined mystery and playfulness. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) That fragility persists in her but it is fighting a losing battle today with her perky playfulness. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) Like last year’s, the 2016 guide draws on Slate’s collective wisdom, consumer intelligence, and counterintuitive playfulness. Slate(Dec 09, 2016) 1n a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement her playfulness surprised me Syn|Hypo|Hyper fun facetiousness playful humor archness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness, saucinessinappropriate playfulness friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportivenesslively high-spirited playfulness impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicalitythe trait of behaving like an imp humor, humour, sense of humor, sense of humourthe trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous frivolity, frivolousness the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible 2n a festive merry feeling Syn|Hyper gaiety levity feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness 3n activities that are enjoyable or amusing Syn|Hyper fun, merriment diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates |
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