"playful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpleɪfəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-playful.wav Forms: playfuller [comparative], more playful [comparative], playfullest [superlative], most playful [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪfəl, -eɪfʊl Etymology: From Middle English pleiful, equivalent to play + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pleiful}} Middle English pleiful, {{suffix|en|play|ful|pos=adjective}} play + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|playfuller|more}} playful (comparative playfuller or more playful, superlative playfullest or most playful)
  1. liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive. Translations (liking or prone to play): παιγνιώδης (paigniṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), игрив (igriv) (Bulgarian), enjogassat (Catalan), juganer (Catalan), oynaq (Crimean Tatar), hravý (Czech), petolema (Esperanto), leikkisä (Finnish), folâtre (French), enjoué (French), joueur (French), xoguetón (Galician), brincador (Galician), rebuldeiro (Galician), verspielt (German), παιχνιδιάρης (paichnidiáris) (Greek), saraki (Guaraní), אוהב משחקים (ohev misḥakim) (Hebrew), משתעשע (mishta'shea) (Hebrew), משתובב (mishtovev) (Hebrew), mutkikas (Ingrian), giocherellone (Italian), giocondo (Italian), 遊戯的 (yūgiteki) (Japanese), lūdibundus (Latin), draisks (Latvian), jautrs (Latvian), и́грив (ígriv) (Macedonian), ра́зигран (rázigran) (Macedonian), pukutākaro (Maori), pūtakaro (Maori), brincalhão (Portuguese), игри́вый (igrívyj) (Russian), cluicheach (Scottish Gaelic), за̀игра̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ра̏зигра̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), zàigrān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), rȁzigrān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ойынзак (oyïnzak) (Southern Altai), juguetón (Spanish), lekfull (Swedish), oyuncu (Turkish), oyunbaz (Turkish), שפּילעוודיק (shpilevdik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-playful-en-adj-wubeBR1I Disambiguation of 'liking or prone to play': 90 3 4 3
  2. funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome, frisky. Translations (funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome): zarafatcıl (Azerbaijani), шеговит (šegovit) (Bulgarian), закачлив (zakačliv) (Bulgarian), ŝercema (Esperanto), hauska (Finnish), עליז (a'liz) (Hebrew), משעשע (mesha'shea) (Hebrew), naljakas (Ingrian), šuutkikas (Ingrian), cleasach (Irish), divertente (Italian), buffo (Italian), lascīvus (Latin), draisks (Latvian), jautrs (Latvian), ше́говит (šégovit) (Macedonian), па́лав (pálav) (Macedonian), oryb (Old Tupi), ory (Old Tupi), żartobliwy (Polish), divertido (Portuguese), шутли́вый (šutlívyj) (Russian), ра̏зигра̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), rȁzigrān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), divertido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-playful-en-adj-O-7zDcwy Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Guaraní translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old Tupi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 21 37 28 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 61 24 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 75 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 68 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 80 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 45 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 58 20 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 12 52 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 57 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 65 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 74 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 60 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 68 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 61 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 59 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Guaraní translations: 4 77 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 11 62 20 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 69 20 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 60 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 71 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 71 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 73 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 12 58 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Tupi translations: 1 90 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 56 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 53 29 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 71 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 57 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 12 59 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 2 90 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 76 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 59 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 59 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 9 66 18 7 Disambiguation of 'funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome': 2 87 9 2
  3. fun, recreational, not serious. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (fun, recreational, not serious): hauska (Finnish), viihdyttävä (Finnish), ludico (Italian), lúdico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-playful-en-adj-kEXldWld Disambiguation of Personality: 24 29 44 3 Disambiguation of 'fun, recreational, not serious': 2 3 94 1
  4. experimental.
    Sense id: en-playful-en-adj-nvPiSb~B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: playfull [archaic] Derived forms: playful as a kitten, playfully, playfulness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "zarafatcıl"
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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "cluicheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "за̀игра̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ра̏зигра̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "zàigrān"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "rȁzigrān"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "oyïnzak",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "ойынзак"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "juguetón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "lekfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "oyuncu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "oyunbaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shpilevdik",
      "sense": "liking or prone to play",
      "word": "שפּילעוודיק"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "zarafatcıl"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šegovit",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "шеговит"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zakačliv",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "закачлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "ŝercema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "hauska"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "a'liz",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "עליז"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mesha'shea",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "משעשע"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "naljakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "šuutkikas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "cleasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "divertente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "buffo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "lascīvus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "draisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "jautrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šégovit",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "ше́говит"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pálav",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "па́лав"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpw",
      "lang": "Old Tupi",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "oryb"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpw",
      "lang": "Old Tupi",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "ory"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "żartobliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "divertido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šutlívyj",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "шутли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ра̏зигра̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "rȁzigrān"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome",
      "word": "divertido"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fun, recreational, not serious",
      "word": "hauska"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fun, recreational, not serious",
      "word": "viihdyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fun, recreational, not serious",
      "word": "ludico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fun, recreational, not serious",
      "word": "lúdico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "playful"
}

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