playfulness

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Etymology[edit]

playful +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

playfulness (usually uncountable, plural playfulnesses)

  1. The quality of being playful.
    • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
      Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.

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