Dictionary Definition
playful adj : full of fun and high spirits;
"playful children sjust let loose from school" [ant: unplayful]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- liking play, prone to
play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.
- Actually, we are pretty playful in our romantic life.
- funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome.
- John is a playful fellow.
- A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.
- John is a playful fellow.
- fun, recreational, not serious.
- A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.
- experimental.
- He was a rather playful artist.
Derived terms
Translations
Liking or prone to play
- French: folâtre, enjoué
- Hebrew: , ,
Funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome
- Hebrew: עליז,
- Dutch: speels
- German: verspielt
- Greek: παιχνιδιάρης [pe̞xniˈðʝaris] , χωρατατζής [xo̞ˌrataˈʣis] , φιλοπαίγμων [filo̞ˈpe̞ɣmo̞n] , παιγνιώδης [pe̞ɣniˈo̞ðis] , παιχνιδιάρικος [pe̞xniˈðʝariˌko̞s] , χωρατατζίδικος [xo̞rataˈʣiðiˌko̞s]
- Italian: scherzoso, allegro
- Norwegian: leken
- Russian: игривый (igrívyj)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
animated, antic, arch, blithe, capersome, cheerful, coltish, dashing, devilish, elfish, elvish, exuberant, facetious, foolish, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans,
full of mischief, fun-loving, gamesome, gay, gleeful, hearty, high-spirited, hilarious, humorous, impish, jesting, jocund, joking, jolly, jovial, kittenish, knavish, larking, larkish, lighthearted, lively, merry, mirthful, mischief-loving,
mischievous,
pixie, pixieish, pixilated, prankish, pranksome, pranky, puckish, roguish, rollicking, rollicksome, rompish, scampish, scapegrace, skittish, spirited, sportful, sportive, sprightly, teasing, trickish, tricksy, tricky, vital, vivacious, waggish, whimsical, wicked, zestful, zippy