playful

play·ful  (plfl)

adj.

1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

2. Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone" (Saul Bellow).

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playful·ly adv.

playful·ness n.

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playful [ˈpleɪfʊl]

adj

1. full of high spirits and fun a playful kitten

2. good-natured and humorous a playful remark

playfully  adv

playfulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" unplayful, sober, serious - completely lacking in playfulness

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playful

adjective

1. joking, humorous, jokey, arch, teasing, coy, tongue-in-cheek, jesting, flirtatious, good-natured, roguish, waggish She gave her husband a playful slap.

2. lively, spirited, cheerful, merry, mischievous, joyous, sprightly, vivacious, rollicking, impish, frisky, puckish, coltish, kittenish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), sportive, gay, larkish (informal) They tumbled around like playful children.
lively serious, grave, gloomy, sedate, despondent, morose

Translations

playful [ˈpleɪfʊl] ADJ [person] → juguetón; [mood] → alegre; [remark] → dicho en broma, festivo

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playful [ˈpleɪf^ʊl] adj [person, manner] → enjoué(e); [mood] → enjoué(e); [kiss, slap] → taquin(e), malicieux/euse; [kitten, puppy] → joueur/euse

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playful

adj → neckisch; remark, smile, look also → schelmisch; child, animal → verspielt, munter; the dog is in a playful mood/just being playful → der Hund will spielen/spielt nur; the boss is in a playful mood today → der Chef ist heute zu Späßen aufgelegt; to do something in a playful way → etw zum Scherz or aus Spaß tun; she gave Philip’s hand a playful squeeze → sie drückte spielerisch Philips Hand; in a playful tone → in einem spielerischen Ton

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playful [ˈpleɪfʊl] adj (child, puppy) → giocherellone/a; (mood, smile, remark) → scherzoso/a

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playful → لعوب čtverácký munter verspielt παιχνιδιάρικος juguetón leikkisä joueur zaigran scherzoso 陽気な 재미있는 speels leken figlarny brincalhão игривый lekfull ชอบเล่นสนุกสนาน oyuncu hay vui đùa 好玩的