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Complete Definition of "playful"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈpleɪfəl/, SAMPA|/"pleIf@l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪfəl|-eɪfəl, Rhymes:English:-eɪfʊl|-eɪfʊl

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; sportive.
  2. Funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome.

Derived terms
playfully
playfulness

Translations

Dutch: speels
German: verspielt
Greek: παιχνιδιάρης [pe̞xniˈðʝaris] m, χωρατατζής [xo̞ˌrataˈʣis] m, φιλοπαίγμων [filo̞ˈpe̞ɣmo̞n] m, παιγνιώδης [pe̞ɣniˈo̞ðis] m, παιχνιδιάρικος [pe̞xniˈðʝariˌko̞s] m, χωρατατζίδικος [xo̞rataˈʣiðiˌko̞s] m
Italian: scherzoso, allegro
mid
Norwegian: leken
Russian: игривый (igrívyj)

io:playful
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