Synonyms of playfulness

playfulness

noun

as in mischief

a natural disposition for playful behavior

the playfulness of the kitten can be quite amusing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• sportfulness
• mischievousness
• friskiness
• sportiveness
• impishness
• prankishness
• devilment
• energy
• archness
• coltishness
• tricksiness
• coyness
• espièglerie
• larkiness
• roguishness
• vivacity
• rascality
• liveliness
• lightheartedness
• whimsicality
• vivaciousness
• devilishness
• frivolousness
• spiritedness
• sprightliness
• spunkiness
• devilry
• jocularity
• hob
• mirthfulness
• waggery
• knavery
• kittenishness
• gaiety
• diabolicalness
• jocundity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnestness
• seriousness
• soberness
• solemnity
• sternness
• grimness
• graveness
• stuffiness
• restraint
• solemnness
• sobersidedness
• priggishness
• starchiness
• constraint
• self-control
• serious-mindedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of playfulness

Wang said Pop Mart’s task today is not only to sell a collectible but to preserve a sense of playfulness that people can carry into adult life. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

When Hermès started in 1978, there was a clear ambition—to be as good as its competitors in technique but be different in creativity, materials and playfulness. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Mazzoli’s score has its moments of playfulness, starting with the prologue in which the chorus members blow into kazoos. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Burnt out and bored, people started reincorporating playfulness into their lives with outfit updates and bedazzled everything. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

There’s a playfulness, also seen in the Regent Experience Agent’s classic-with-a-twist ensembles, that feels young and fresh even if the brand has a discreet opulence about it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

There’s so much joy, playfulness, but also a strong sense of sentimentality. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

That playfulness channels the same artistic impulse that first drew Coppola to the project. — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

But the gala audience that showed up on opening night in Halloween mode (kilts, masks, bloodstained white suits, regal gowns) must have picked up on the production’s ultimate mixture of playfulness and horror. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026