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Definition of Playful
1. Adjective. Full of fun and high spirits. "Playful children just let loose from school"
Similar to: Coltish, Frolicky, Frolicsome, Rollicking, Sportive, Devilish, Rascally, Roguish, Elfin, Elfish, Elvish, Arch, Impish, Implike, Mischievous, Pixilated, Prankish, Puckish, Wicked, Frisky, Kittenish, Mocking, Quizzical, Teasing
Derivative terms: Playfulness
Antonyms: Unplayful
Definition of Playful
1. a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.
Definition of Playful
1. Adjective. liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. ¹
2. Adjective. funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome. ¹
3. Adjective. fun, recreational, not serious. ¹
4. Adjective. experimental. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Playful
1. frolicsome [adj] - See also: frolicsome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Playful
Literary usage of Playful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Representative Significance of Form: An Essay in Comparative Aesthetics by George Lansing Raymond (1909)
"playful Conditions—Incongruity as in the Burlesque, the Ludicrous, and the
Ridiculous—The Burlesque in the Mock-Heroic—In the Parody— In the Farce and ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"these pieces are in the humorous or satirical ' foibles, or a speculator, half
playful and vein and deal with topics of the day ; but one, called 'The Ant's ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He excelled in little sketches of life and manners, and his lively, playful
descriptions of bachelorhood and married life captivated the public. ..."
4. The Representative Significance of Form: An Essay in Comparative Aesthetics by George Lansing Raymond (1909)
"playful Conditions—Incongruity as in the Burlesque, the Ludicrous, and the
Ridiculous—The Burlesque in the Mock-Heroic—In the Parody— In the Farce and ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"these pieces are in the humorous or satirical ' foibles, or a speculator, half
playful and vein and deal with topics of the day ; but one, called 'The Ant's ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He excelled in little sketches of life and manners, and his lively, playful
descriptions of bachelorhood and married life captivated the public. ..."
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