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playful

[pley-fuhl]

adjective

  1. full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.

  2. pleasantly humorous or jesting.

    a playful remark.



playful

/ ˈɪʊ /

adjective

  1. full of high spirits and fun

    a playful kitten

  2. good-natured and humorous

    a playful remark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • playfully adverb
  • playfulness noun
  • half-playful adjective
  • half-playfully adverb
  • half-playfulness noun
  • unplayful adjective
  • unplayfully adverb
  • ˈڳܱԱ noun
  • ˈڳܱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of playful1

First recorded in 1200–50, playful is from the Middle English word pleiful. See play, -ful
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Whether soaring through the sky or sharing a playful moment with his human bestie Hiccup, Toothless, the dark-hued dragon with a friendly face and an injured tail, disarms you with his endearing nature.

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Around the same time, the bathing suit business took off, as war-time fabric rationing lifted and the culture shifted to allow less modesty and more playful expression.

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“Manchild” is accompanied by a playful music video that shows the singer hitchhiking with various incompetent men and bathing with pigs in her bra and underwear.

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"Creating truly playful communities is not just about better street design, traffic management, and reduced crime, but also about a reversal of the growing culture of intolerance towards children playing."

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The sweet giant, who also own M&Ms, Celebrations and Maltesers, added that Twix is known for its absurd and playful humour, which was reflected in the advert.

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