as in playfulness
a natural disposition for playful behavior
her high-spirited sportiveness can sometimes distract her and others from serious work
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Noun
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As for footwear, Kurt Geiger’s penchant for playfulness continues.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025 -
That’s a very artistic sense of playfulness.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The electric version starts the same, but that plaintive wail sounds more like a call to mischief.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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When a mysterious prankster befalls the town of Middlesburg, 13-year-old Frances McCausland (Erin Chambers) gets blamed for the mischief.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sportiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportiveness. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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