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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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, manner] → enjoué(e); [mood] → enjoué(e); [kiss, slap] → taquin(e), malicieux/euse; [kitten, puppy] → joueur/euse 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 playful [ˈpleɪfʊl] adj (child, puppy) → giocherellone/a; (mood, smile, remark) → scherzoso/a playful [ˈpleɪfʊl] adj (child, puppy) → giocherellone/a; (mood, smile, remark) → scherzoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When I was not in Bertha's presence--and I was with her very often, for she continued to treat me with a playful patronage that wakened no jealousy in my brother--I spent my time chiefly in wandering, in strolling, or taking long rides while the daylight lasted, and then shutting myself up with my unread books; for books had lost the power of chaining my attention. Sometimes, in a playful mood, old Doctor Reefy took from his pockets a handful of the paper balls and threw them at the nursery man. For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls, April and May, trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, most thunder-cloven old oak will at least send forth some few green sprouts, to welcome such glad-hearted visitants; so Ahab did, in the end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air. |
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