as in willingness
cheerful readiness to do something
it requires a certain amount of gustatory gameness to try something like rattlesnake or alligator
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Recent Examples of gameness
Part of what becomes apparent watching Chalamet do a press tour is his seemingly unlimited supply of gameness.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
De Shields arrived first, wearing a buffalo-plaid toque and a mien of utter gameness.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gameness
willingness
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By way of demonstrating his willingness to take on tough issues, LeBuhn, 37, cites his experience in Lightfoot’s City Hall, helping to spearhead the former mayor’s effort to end aldermanic prerogative, which gives aldermen effective veto power over most zoning decisions in their wards.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Having hit the ground running with the one-two punch of Promising Young Woman (2020) and Saltburn (2023), Fennell immediately showed a knack for provocation and a willingness to poke social-issue bears, even if the aim-to-grasp ratio tended to fall short.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Gameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gameness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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