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(pleɪfʊl)
1. adjective
A playful gesture or person is friendly or humorous.
...a playful kiss on the tip of his nose.
...a playful fight.
playfully adverb
She pushed him away playfully.
playfulness uncountable noun
...the child's natural playfulness.
2. adjective
A playful animal is lively and cheerful.
...a playful puppy.
More Synonyms of playful

playful in British English

(ˈpleɪfʊl)
adjective
1. 
full of high spirits and fun
a playful kitten
2. 
good-natured and humorous
a playful remark
Derived forms
playfully (ˈplayfully)
adverb
playfulness (ˈplayfulness)
noun

playful in American English

(ˈpleɪfəl)
adjective
1. 
fond of play or fun; frisky
2. 
said or done in fun; jocular
Derived forms
playfully (ˈplayfully)
adverb
playfulness (ˈplayfulness)
noun

Examples of 'playful' in a sentence
playful

Much of the art he discusses is funny, playful and mischievous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His work, like the man himself, is serious and playful.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The mood is more playful than portentous.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She is in a playful mood today.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But for now these Siberian tiger cubs are still at the playful kitten stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The pair are perfectly in sync, their impeccably choreographed performances full of playful wit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But she was in a playful mood, too.
The Sun (2011)
So a bright and cute opening leads to something still playful, yet more murky and cruel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It needs to be playful - yet tender.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The man reaching for his wallet to pay for the first old fashioned is a gesture, a playful reference to an older landscape.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Beautifully acted, sung and danced, this retains a playful yet sobering power.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
playful

British English: playful /ˈpleɪfʊl/ ADJECTIVE
A playful gesture is friendly and cheerful.
...a playful kiss.
  • American English: playful
  • Arabic: لَعُوب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: brincalhão
  • Chinese: 好玩的
  • Croatian: zaigran
  • Czech: hravý
  • Danish: munter
  • Dutch: speels
  • European Spanish: juguetón
  • Finnish: leikkisä
  • French: joueur aime jouer
  • German: verspielt
  • Greek: παιχνιδιάρικος
  • Italian: scherzoso
  • Japanese: 陽気な
  • Korean: 재미있는
  • Norwegian: leken
  • Polish: figlarny
  • European Portuguese: brincalhão
  • Romanian: jucăuș
  • Russian: шутливый
  • Latin American Spanish: juguetón
  • Swedish: lekfull
  • Thai: ชอบเล่นสนุกสนาน
  • Turkish: oyuncu oyunbaz
  • Ukrainian: грайливий
  • Vietnamese: hay vui đùa

Chinese translation of 'playful'

playful

(ˈpleɪful)

adj

  1. [person, gesture] 开(開)玩笑的 (kāi wánxiào de)
  2. [animal] 顽(頑)皮的 (wánpí de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
good-natured and humorous
She gave me a playful wink.
Synonyms
joking
humorous
jokey
She was still her old jokey self.
arch
a slightly amused, arch expression
teasing
coy
a coy smile
tongue-in-cheek
jesting
flirtatious
He was dashing and flirtatious.
good-natured
roguish
She had a roguish grin.
waggish
2 (adjective) 
Definition
full of high spirits and fun
They tumbled around like playful children.
Synonyms
lively
She had a sweet, lively personality.
spirited
He wanted merely to provoke a spirited debate.
cheerful
They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
merry
He was much loved for his merry nature.
mischievous
She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child.
joyous
sprightly
the sprightly 85-year-old president
vivacious
a beautiful, vivacious and charming young woman
rollicking
outrageous, and a rollicking good read
impish
He is known for his impish sense of humour.
frisky
His horse was feeling frisky.
puckish
He had a puckish sense of humour.
coltish
kittenish
pouting, kittenish waifs
frolicsome
ludic (literary)
sportive
gay (old-fashioned)
I am in good health, gay and cheerful.
larkish (informal)
Opposites
serious
, grave,
gloomy
,
sedate
,
despondent
,
morose

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arch
Definition
coyly playful
a slightly amused, arch expression
Synonyms
playful,
joking,
teasing,
humorous,
sly,
mischievous,
saucy,
tongue-in-cheek,
jesting,
jokey,
pert,
good-natured,
roguish,
frolicsome,
waggish
in the sense of cheerful
Definition
having a happy disposition
They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
Synonyms
happy,
bright,
contented,
glad,
optimistic,
bucked (informal),
enthusiastic,
sparkling,
gay (old-fashioned),
sunny,
perky,
jolly,
animated,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
buoyant,
hearty,
cheery,
joyful,
jovial,
genial,
jaunty,
chirpy (informal),
sprightly,
blithe,
light-hearted,
gladsome (archaic),
lightsome (archaic)
in the sense of coy
Definition
affectedly shy and modest
a coy smile
Synonyms
modest,
retiring,
shy,
shrinking,
arch,
timid,
self-effacing,
demure,
flirtatious,
bashful,
prudish,
aw-shucks,
skittish,
coquettish,
kittenish,
overmodest

Synonyms of 'playful'

playful

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of flirtatious
He was dashing and flirtatious.
Synonyms
teasing,
flirty,
coquettish,
amorous,
come-on (informal),
arch,
enticing,
provocative,
coy,
come-hither,
sportive
in the sense of frisky
Definition
lively, high-spirited, or playful
His horse was feeling frisky.
Synonyms
lively,
spirited,
romping,
playful,
bouncy,
high-spirited,
rollicking,
in high spirits,
full of beans (informal),
coltish,
kittenish,
frolicsome,
ludic (literary),
sportive,
full of joie de vivre
in the sense of gay
Definition
carefree and merry
I am in good health, gay and cheerful.
Synonyms
cheerful,
happy,
bright,
glad,
lively,
sparkling,
sunny,
jolly,
animated,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
buoyant,
cheery,
joyous,
joyful,
carefree,
jaunty,
chirpy (informal),
vivacious,
jovial,
gleeful,
debonair,
blithe,
insouciant,
full of beans (informal),
light-hearted
in the sense of impish
Definition
mischievous
He is known for his impish sense of humour.
Synonyms
mischievous,
devilish,
roguish,
rascally,
elfin,
puckish,
waggish,
sportive,
prankish
in the sense of jokey
She was still her old jokey self.
Synonyms
playful,
funny,
amusing,
teasing,
humorous,
mischievous,
jesting,
wisecracking,
droll,
facetious,
waggish,
prankish,
nonserious
in the sense of kittenish
Definition
lively and flirtatious
pouting, kittenish waifs
Synonyms
playful,
spirited,
lively,
cheerful,
mischievous,
coy,
joyous,
fun-loving,
sprightly,
vivacious,
flirtatious,
impish,
frisky,
coquettish,
puckish,
frolicsome,
ludic (literary),
sportive,
larkish (informal)
in the sense of merry
Definition
cheerful and jolly
He was much loved for his merry nature.
Synonyms
cheerful,
happy,
upbeat (informal),
carefree,
glad,
jolly,
festive,
joyous,
joyful,
genial,
fun-loving,
chirpy (informal),
vivacious,
rollicking (archaic),
convivial,
gleeful,
blithe (archaic),
frolicsome (archaic),
mirthful (archaic),
sportive (archaic),
light-hearted,
jocund (archaic),
gay (old-fashioned),
blithesome (archaic)
in the sense of mischievous
Definition
full of mischief
She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child.
Synonyms
naughty,
bad,
troublesome,
wayward,
exasperating,
playful,
rascally,
impish,
roguish,
vexatious,
puckish,
frolicsome,
arch,
ludic (literary),
sportive,
badly behaved
in the sense of puckish
He had a puckish sense of humour.
Synonyms
mischievous,
teasing,
naughty,
sly,
playful,
whimsical,
impish,
roguish,
frolicsome,
ludic (literary),
waggish,
sportive
in the sense of roguish
She had a roguish grin.
Synonyms
mischievous,
arch,
cheeky,
playful,
impish,
coquettish,
puckish,
frolicsome,
ludic (literary),
waggish,
sportive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rollicking
Definition
boisterously carefree
outrageous, and a rollicking good read
Synonyms
boisterous,
spirited,
lively,
romping,
merry,
hearty,
playful,
exuberant,
joyous,
carefree,
jaunty,
cavorting,
sprightly,
jovial,
swashbuckling,
frisky,
rip-roaring (informal),
devil-may-care,
full of beans (informal),
frolicsome,
sportive
in the sense of spirited
Definition
showing liveliness or courage
He wanted merely to provoke a spirited debate.
Synonyms
lively,
vigorous,
energetic,
animated,
game,
active,
bold,
sparkling,
have-a-go (informal),
courageous,
ardent,
feisty (informal),
plucky,
high-spirited,
sprightly,
vivacious,
spunky (informal),
mettlesome,
(as) game as Ned Kelly (Australian, slang)
in the sense of sprightly
Definition
lively and active
the sprightly 85-year-old president
Synonyms
lively,
spirited,
active,
energetic,
animated,
brisk,
nimble,
agile,
jaunty,
gay (old-fashioned),
perky,
vivacious,
spry,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
in the sense of vivacious
Definition
full of energy and enthusiasm
a beautiful, vivacious and charming young woman
Synonyms
lively,
spirited,
vital,
gay (old-fashioned),
bubbling,
sparkling,
cheerful,
jolly,
animated,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
high-spirited,
ebullient,
chirpy (informal),
sparky,
scintillating,
sprightly,
effervescent,
full of life,
full of beans (informal),
frolicsome,
sportive,
light-hearted
in the sense of waggish
Synonyms
humorous,
funny,
amusing,
witty,
merry,
playful,
mischievous,
comical,
jesting,
droll,
impish,
risible (formal),
facetious,
jocular,
puckish,
ludic (literary),
sportive,
jocose (old-fashioned)
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