playboy

See also: play-boy and Playboy

English

Etymology

From play + boy.

Pronunciation

Noun

playboy (plural playboys)

  1. A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplei̯boi̯/, [ˈple̞i̯bo̞i̯]

Noun

playboy

  1. playboy

Declension

Inflection of playboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative playboy playboyt
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn
playboyihin
singular plural
nominative playboy playboyt
accusative nom. playboy playboyt
gen. playboyn
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
inessive playboyssa playboyissa
elative playboysta playboyista
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn
playboyihin
adessive playboylla playboyilla
ablative playboylta playboyilta
allative playboylle playboyille
essive playboyna playboyina
translative playboyksi playboyiksi
instructive playboyin
abessive playboytta playboyitta
comitative playboyineen

French

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. Alternative spelling of play-boy

Usage notes

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.


Portuguese

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
  2. (Brazil, slang) a rich person

Spanish

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy
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