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larkiness

larkiness noun: playfulness.

Noun

larkiness (uncountable)

  1. playfulness

Origin of larkiness

From larky + -ness.

Questions about larkiness

What does larkiness mean?
Larkiness means playfulness.
What part of speech is larkiness?
Larkiness is a noun.

Words near larkiness in the dictionary

  1. larkier
  2. larkiest
  3. larkily
  4. Larkin
  5. Larkinesque
  6. larkiness
  7. larking
  8. larking about
  9. larking around
  10. larkingly
  11. larkings

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