| 单词 | playful |
| 释义 | playful (once / 745 pages) adj Use the adjective playful to describe someone who likes to have fun and doesn't take things too seriously. A playful kindergarten teacher makes everything seem like a game, even lining up to go outside for recess. A group of cheerful kids playing musical chairs at a birthday party can be called playful, and so can a litter of wiggly puppies. A playful joke might be mischievous, but it's meant in a silly, friendly way. This word has been around since the thirteenth century, in the sense of "full of play." The Old English root word is plegan, which means "frolic, move rapidly, make sport of, or play music." WORD FAMILYplayful: playfully, playfulness, unplayful+/interplay: interplays/misplay: misplayed, misplaying, misplays/overplay: overplayed, overplaying, overplays/play: counterplay, foreplay, interplay, misplay, overplay, playable, played, player, playful, playing, playlet, plays, replay, underplay/playable: unplayable/player: players/playfulness: playfulnesses/playing: playings/playlet: playlets/replay: replayed, replaying, replays/underplay: underplayed, underplaying, underplays/unplayful: unplayfully USAGE EXAMPLESHis overtime goal and playful celebration are shown on the video board before every game. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) At 101, there is still something girlish and playful about her. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Ms. Gerrity’s style is yet lighter, more playful; she twinkles. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) adj full of fun and high spirits playful children just let loose from school Syn|Ant coltish, frolicky, frolicsome, rollicking, sportive given to merry frolicking devilish, rascally, roguishplayful in an appealingly bold way elfin, elfish, elvishusually good-naturedly mischievous arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wickednaughtily or annoyingly playful frisky, kittenishplayful like a lively kitten mocking, quizzical, teasingplayfully vexing (especially by ridicule) serious, sober, unplayful completely lacking in playfulness |
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