Synonyms of sportiveness

sportiveness

noun

as in playfulness

a natural disposition for playful behavior

her high-spirited sportiveness can sometimes distract her and others from serious work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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