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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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   What does playfulness mean?

   • 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). play′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   • Use the adjective playful to describe someone who likes to have fun and doesn't take things too seriously. A playful kindergarten teacher makes everything seem like a game, even lining up to go outside for recess. A group of cheerful kids playing musical chairs at a birthday party can be called playful, and so can a litter of wiggly puppies.

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   Use the adjective playful to describe someone who likes to have fun and doesn't take things too seriously. A playful kindergarten teacher makes everything seem like a game, even lining up to go outside for recess.

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