"playful" meaning in All languages combined

See playful on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpleɪfəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-playful.wav [UK] Forms: playful [positive], more playful [comparative], most playful [superlative]
Etymology: play + -ful Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|play|ful}} play + -ful Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is playful, they are funny and humorous
    Sense id: simple-playful-en-adj-EhwP~OHW
  2. If something is playful, it is fun, recreational, not serious.
    Sense id: simple-playful-en-adj-2Y~XIQmT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful
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