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playfulness

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play⋅ful

  [pley-fuhl]
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–adjective
1. full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
2. pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark.
Origin:
1200–50; ME pleiful. See play, -ful

Related forms:
play⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
play⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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play·ful   (plā'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

  2. Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone" (Saul Bellow).

play'ful·ly adv., play'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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