chwareus

Welsh

Etymology

chwarae (“to play”) +‎ -us

Adjective

chwareus (feminine singular chwareus, plural chwareus, equative mor chwareus, comparative mwy chwareus, superlative mwyaf chwareus, not mutable)

1. playful

   Synonym: chwaraegar

2. lively

   Synonyms: bywiog, nwyfus

3. humorous, jocular

   Synonyms: digrif, doniol

4. facetious, frivolous

   Synonym: cellweirus

Derived terms

• chwareüsrwydd (“playfulness”)

References

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwareus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies