Playful

/ˈpleɪfl̩/ · adjective

Meaning

Enjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the manner of a child or young pet (viz. puppy or kitten)..

Definitions by Sense

1. Enjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the manner of a child or young pet (viz. puppy or kitten).
2. Funny; humorous; jesty; frolicsome; frisky.
3. Fun; recreational; unserious.
4. Experimental.

Example Sentences

Actually, we are pretty playful in our romantic life.

John is a playful fellow.

A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.

Why this already very fast train should be speeded up still further, when none of the other more easily timed S.R. West of England trains has a single minute pared from its schedule, is unexplained - unless this is a playful dig at the Western Region, most of whose expresses, by reason of additional stops, will be decelerated from the same date.

A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.

He was a rather playful artist.

Synonyms for playful

Antonyms for playful

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Word Forms

• playfuller
• more playful
• playfullest
• most playful
• playfull

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