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   Play·ful·ness

   /ˈplāf(ə)lnəs/

   

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   • 1. the quality of being light-hearted or full of fun: "images of childlike innocence and playfulness"

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   What does playfulness mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. PLAYFULNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being funny and not serious: 2. the quality of being funny and not serious: . Learn more.

   PLAYFULNESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does playful mean?

   • full of play or fun: a playful puppy. pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark. play•ful•ly, adv.: He playfully told her that he loved her, but she believed him. frolicsome. pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark. Middle English pleiful. See play, - ful 1200–50 play′ful•ness, n.

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   What is playfulness in metaphysics?

   • The playfulness that gives meaning to our activity includes uncertainty, but in this case the uncertainty is an openness to surprise. This is a particular metaphysical attitude that does not expect the world to be neatly packaged, ruly. Rules may fail to explain what we are doing.

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   What is playfulness in APTS?

   • initiative, actively creating fun activities; reactivity, responsiveness to fun stimuli; and consciousness, knowingly choosing a light-hearted approach to life events. The refined multi-dimensional conceptualization of playfulness then served as the operational definition and guided the generation of initial items of the APTS.

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   Definition of playfulness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Playfulness is the quality of being fun and lively. Your puppy's playfulness is what makes her so cute, but it can also be a little bit exhausting.

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   5 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. full of high spirits and fun 2. good-natured and humorous.... Click for more definitions.

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   Apr 19, 2018 · Updated on 04/19/2018. n. the tendency to see the light or bright side of life, to joke with others, and not to take matters too seriously. Playfulness is considered to be a foundation of humor. —playful adj.