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

Then writing became my job in my mid-20s, and that professionalism wore away any playfulness that was left in reading. — Maggie Shipstead, Longreads, 27 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