English > playful: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | Full of fun and high spirits. |
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| Example | "playful children just let loose from school" |
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| Attribute of | playfulness, fun | A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement |
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| Narrower | arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked | naughtily or annoyingly playful |
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| coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive | given to merry frolicking |
| devilish, rascally, roguish | playful in an appealingly bold way |
| elfin, elfish, elvish | usually good-naturedly mischievous |
| kittenish, frisky | playful like a lively kitten |
| mocking, teasing, quizzical | playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) |
| Opposite | unplayful, serious, sober | Completely lacking in playfulness / playfulness |
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| Nouns | playfulness | a festive merry / merry feeling |
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| Adverbs | playfully | in a playful manner |
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