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Definition of Playboy

1. Noun. A man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure.

Definition of Playboy

1. Proper noun. A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States. ¹

2. Noun. A Playboy magazine. ¹

3. Adjective. Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics. ¹

4. Noun. A man who does not work, but devotes himself to a life of pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Playboy

1. a man devoted to pleasurable activities [n -BOYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Playboy

Literary usage of Playboy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography by Gregory (1913)
"(Note to page 180) From "THE GAELIC AMERICAN," Oct. 14, 1911" IRISHMEN WILL STAMP OUT THE " playboy" October 14, 1911:—"Resolved—That we, ..."

2. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography by Gregory (1913)
"(Note to page 180) From "THE GAELIC AMERICAN," Oct. 14, 1911" IRISHMEN WILL STAMP OUT THE "playboy" October 14, 1911:—"Resolved—That we, ..."

3. The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study by Barrett Harper Clark (1921)
"In the preface to " The playboy " Synge wrote: ". . . in countries where the ... The playboy"—indeed, all of Synge's plays—is outside the realm of literary ..."

4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"playboy of western philosophy. JG Hunek- look. 103: 467-8. Mr. 1, '13. Recent developments of Bergson's philosophy. Management. Liv. Age. 277: 701-3. Je. ..."

5. Nights at the Play by Henry Mackinnon Walbrook (1911)
""THE playboy OF THE WESTERN WORLD" By the late John M. Synge The Court ... A HEARING of the late Mr. JM Synge's remarkable comedy, " The playboy of the ..."

6. Nova Hibernia: Irish Poets and Dramatists of Today and Yesterday by Michael Monahan (1914)
"... II THE row over Synge's "playboy" in New York and elsewhere called forth a great deal of newspaper discussion, but I have seen nothing that went to the ..."

7. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography by Gregory (1913)
"(Note to page 180) From "THE GAELIC AMERICAN," Oct. 14, 1911" IRISHMEN WILL STAMP OUT THE " playboy" October 14, 1911:—"Resolved—That we, ..."

8. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography by Gregory (1913)
"(Note to page 180) From "THE GAELIC AMERICAN," Oct. 14, 1911" IRISHMEN WILL STAMP OUT THE "playboy" October 14, 1911:—"Resolved—That we, ..."

9. The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study by Barrett Harper Clark (1921)
"In the preface to " The playboy " Synge wrote: ". . . in countries where the ... The playboy"—indeed, all of Synge's plays—is outside the realm of literary ..."

10. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"playboy of western philosophy. JG Hunek- look. 103: 467-8. Mr. 1, '13. Recent developments of Bergson's philosophy. Management. Liv. Age. 277: 701-3. Je. ..."

11. Nights at the Play by Henry Mackinnon Walbrook (1911)
""THE playboy OF THE WESTERN WORLD" By the late John M. Synge The Court ... A HEARING of the late Mr. JM Synge's remarkable comedy, " The playboy of the ..."

12. Nova Hibernia: Irish Poets and Dramatists of Today and Yesterday by Michael Monahan (1914)
"... II THE row over Synge's "playboy" in New York and elsewhere called forth a great deal of newspaper discussion, but I have seen nothing that went to the ..."

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