playful English

Meaning playful meaning

What does playful mean?

Definitions in simple English

playful Adjective

— If a person is playful, they are funny and humorous John is a playful fellow. A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.

— If something is playful, it is fun, recreational, not serious. A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.

playful

— adjective full of fun and high spirits playful children just let loose from school

Synonyms playful synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as playful?

playful English » English

frisky

sportive

frolicsome

mischievous

skittish

frivolous

prankish

lively

light-minded

light-hearted

kittenish

joyful

joking

jocular

jocose

cheerful

wanton

tricksy

merry

make fun

joke

humorous

happy

funny

coltish

amusing

witty

with pleasure

waggish

unsteady

unruly

unrestrained

teasing

spry

silly

showing off

proud

noisy

naughty

monkeyish

mincing

ludicrous

ludic

light-headed

jovial

jolly

jocund

jesting

jest

impish

Topics playful topics

What do people use playful to talk about?

Social behavior Social activity

Play, fun

• What words describe a person who plays?
  playful frolicsome mischievous frisky prankish jolly rollicking

Examples playful examples

How do I use playful in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The prince says that the world will be saved by beauty! And I maintain that the reason he has such playful ideas is that he is in love.

Most children are playful.

Ferrets are playful and curious.

These goats are playful.

Nothing's more playful than a young cat, nor more grave than an old one.

Dolphins are playful animals.

She laughed and gave me a playful shove.

Her playful teasing galvanized him into action.

The playful elephant calf chased egrets through the lush grass of the savannah.

Movie subtitles

I'm just playful today.

I wish you'd stop being playful.

You fellas gettin' kind of playful, ain't ya?

She's as playful as a kitten.

But if you're really playful, I'll take that off, too.

Sorry, she gets playful sometimes. - Cheetah thirsty.

I don't think I'll get that playful.

Praise be to you, O Lord, for Brother Fire, with whom you light up the night and who is beautiful and playful, robust and strong.

I love him because he's beautiful and playful, robust and strong.

I assure you I'm not in a playful mood.

We could've passed them by without incident. but- oh, no- you had to get so awfully playful.

Playful little fellow, isn't he?

Playful, isn't he?

A playful ghost, isn't that right, Nell?

I do wish you wouldn't be so playful.

They're just playful, lambie pie.

Oh, don't be frightened. She's as playful as a kitten.

The roof's the limit, and if you're really playful I'II take that off too.

Sorry, she gets playful sometimes.

I did the job myself. They won't be so playful when they wake up this time. All right.

Playful like a kitten.

The gods are playful and without pity, Eurylochus.

Very playful.

He's chasing cars again, being playful.

You fellas gettin' kind of playful, ain't ya? - What about it?

She's as playful as a kitten. You mustn't really.

I lost my job, my friends hoot at me. my girl feels foolish, and you get playful.

We're just sort of playful.

She's very playful, she is!

A playful, bullying, helpless first love.

The hope of seeing her, and the peacefulness of this place gave me a playful, relaxed feeling which I thought I had lost forever.

He pours words in my ear like honey, Humming like a swarm of playful bees.

I am going to see our playful Mr. Trelane.

Ours are also a bit too playful.

News and current affairs

Parents can tell many a tale about how, with the beginning of school, their children's playful approach suddenly changes, as they must now focus on objects dictated by the curriculum.

It was playful, allusive, and edgy - in short, post-modern.

The French have treated themselves to a month of crisis - more playful and poetic than social or political - to express their refusal of a world where money has too much influence.