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Meanings of playfulness in English

Portuguese
entreterimento
Catalan
diversió

Activities that are enjoyable or amusing.

        entreterimento
        Catalan
        gaubança
        Spanish
        júbilo

        A festive merry feeling.

              gaubança
              Usage of playfulness in English
              1
              Her words had lost their playfulness, no longer singing with mischievous intelligence.
              Agent 6
              2
              But the author was inclined to playfulness; incompatible with such a character.
              The Ghost of Guir House
              3
              She had spoken gently; and now she smiled with a certain playfulness.
              Everychild / A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young an...
              4
              There is a certain playfulness and punning in many of the works.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Consider what's visible in otters, dogs, and countless other animals: God's playfulness.
              Heaven
              6
              But it is more well-placed confidence, tinged with a note of playfulness.
              The Guardian
              7
              In my experience, such playfulness was completely out of character for them.
              Seize the night
              8
              But she read no playfulness in his face, and her own fell.
              The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
              9
              The voice tried for playfulness, but the eyes had a disturbed look.
              The Trespasser, Volume 1
              10
              His playfulness was contagious, and she couldn't help being attracted to him.
              Once bitten, twice dead
              11
              But the heart of a woman is back of all her playfulness.
              My Lady of the North
              12
              The elder lady waved aside her outcry with admirable playfulness and determination.
              Deadham Hard: A Romance
              13
              She loved his energy and playfulness, his patience and generosity with Cory.
              The secret life of ceecee wilkes
              14
              Perhaps it is because male anatomy allows of greater eccentricity and playfulness.
              Adventures in the Arts / Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudevil...
              15
              The playfulness of Lady Lundie, being essentially heavy, followed the same rule.
              Man and Wife
              16
              He recognised Lord Ramelton at once and greeted him with cheery playfulness.
              Lady Bountiful
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              Playfulness through the time
              Playfulness across language varieties
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