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  2. Lila (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    It may be derived from the Sanskrit root lal, which suggests playfulness of children or someone delicate. [1] According to Edwin Bryant, lila cannot be translated as "sport" or "game," since those words suggest a motivation of competition. In contrast, lila is "pure play, or spontaneous pastime,” which has no purpose other than experiencing ...

  3. Enthusiasm - Wikipedia

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    The term is related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism, zest, verve, and high energy. [1] The word was originally used to refer to a person possessed by God , or someone who exhibited intense piety .

  4. Play (activity) - Wikipedia

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    Playfulness by Paul Manship. Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreation. [1] Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals and birds.

  5. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  6. Play therapy - Wikipedia

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    Playfulness by Paul Manship, 1912–1914. Play therapy is an evidence based approach for children that allows them to find ways to learn, process their emotions, and make meaning of the world around them. Play therapy can be used for several reasons including trauma, autism, behavior, attachment, and language.

  7. Joie de vivre - Wikipedia

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    Eduard von Grützner's depiction of Falstaff, a literary character well known for his joie de vivre.. Joie de vivre (/ ˌ ʒ w ɑː d ə ˈ v iː v (r ə)/ ZHWAH də VEEV (-rə), French: [ʒwa d(ə) vivʁ] ⓘ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness.

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  9. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...