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

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
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