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   Play·ful

   /ˈplāf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. fond of games and amusement; lighthearted: "a playful tomboy who loves to dress up" Similar friskyjollyfun-lovinglivelyfull of funhigh-spiritedspiritedin high spiritsexuberantperkyskittishcoltishkittenishmischievousimpishdevilishpuckishroguishrascallytricksyprankishinformal:full of beansfrolickydated:gayarchaic:frolicsomegamesomesportiverare:ludiclightheartedin funin jestjokingjokeyteasinghumorousjocularjestinggood-naturedtongue-in-cheekfacetiousfrivolousflippantarchwaggishflirtatiouswhimsicalrare:jocoseOpposite solemnserious
   • ▪ intended for one's own or others' amusement rather than seriously: "he gave me a playful punch on the arm"
   • ▪ giving or expressing pleasure and amusement: "the ballet accents the playful use of movement"

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