Playful: meaning, definitions and examples
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playful
[ หpleษชf(ษ)l ]
behavior
Full of fun and high spirits; lively and amusing.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He had a playful sense of humor.
- The children were being playful in the park.
- She was feeling playful and mischievous.
Translations
Translations of the word "playful" in other languages:
๐ต๐น brincalhรฃo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฟเคฒเคเคฆเคกเคผ
๐ฉ๐ช verspielt
๐ฎ๐ฉ main-main
๐บ๐ฆ ะณัะฐะนะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ figlarny
๐ฏ๐ต ้ใณๅฟใฎใใ (asobigokoro no aru)
๐ซ๐ท enjouรฉ
๐ช๐ธ juguetรณn
๐น๐ท oyuncu
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฅ๋๊ธฐ ์๋ (jangnangi inneun)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุนูุจ (la'ib)
๐จ๐ฟ hravรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ hravรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ้กฝ็ฎ็ (wรกnpรญ de)
๐ธ๐ฎ igriv
๐ฎ๐ธ leikfullur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะพะนะฝะฐาั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแ (tamami)
๐ฆ๐ฟ oynaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ juguetรณn
Word origin
The word 'playful' originated from the Middle English word 'pleyful', which was derived from the Old English word 'plegan' meaning 'to play'. The sense of 'full of fun and high spirits' emerged in the 16th century. Over time, 'playful' has come to represent a sense of joy, amusement, and light-heartedness.
See also: downplay, interplay, misplay, outplay, outplayed, overplay, play, playback, playboy, player, players, playfully, playfulness, playground, playhouse, playing, playlist, playoff, plays, plaything, playtime, playwright, playwrights, teleplay.