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PLAYFUL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does playful mean?

• PLAYFUL (adjective)
The adjective PLAYFUL has 1 sense:

1. full of fun and high spirits

Familiarity information: PLAYFUL used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PLAYFUL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Full of fun and high spirits

Context example:

playful children just let loose from school

Similar:

coltish; frolicky; frolicsome; rollicking; sportive (given to merry frolicking)

devilish; rascally; roguish (playful in an appealingly bold way)

elfin; elfish; elvish (usually good-naturedly mischievous)

impish; implike; mischievous; pixilated; prankish; puckish; wicked (naughtily or annoyingly playful)

frisky; kittenish (playful like a lively kitten)

mocking; quizzical; teasing (playfully vexing (especially by ridicule))

Attribute:

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

Antonym:

unplayful (completely lacking in playfulness)

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