Home › Words › P › playgirlplaygirl/ˈpleɪˌɡɜːl/playgirl means the female counterpart to a playboy: a woman, specially a wealthy one, who devotes herself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.playgirl is pronounced /ˈpleɪˌɡɜːl/.EtymologyFrom play + girl.nounThe female counterpart to a playboy: a woman, specially a wealthy one, who devotes herself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.e.g.“Lolly Mulberry, a notorious playgirl, was an old flame of Tudy’s and an old enemy of Materkins’.” — 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 50:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.playboy 75% match — A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities. vs playgirl →playboyism 61% match — Behaviour characteristic of a playboy. vs playgirl →playfriend 61% match — A playmate. vs playgirl →playerish 58% match — Characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship). vs playgirl →playeress 54% match — A female player; an actress, especially one who performs on the stage. vs playgirl →gigolo 54% match — A man funded by women who find him attractive, particularly vs playgirl →glamourpuss 54% match — A glamorous, alluring woman. vs playgirl →playfellow 53% match — A playmate; a companion for someone (especially children) to play with. vs playgirl →