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playful

 
(plā'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.
  2. Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone" (Saul Bellow).
playfully play'ful·ly adv.
playfulness play'ful·ness n.

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adj

Definition: funny, fun-loving
Antonyms: humorless, serious, solemn, working

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - legesyg

Nederlands (Dutch)
speels, schertsend

Français (French)
adj. - joueur, enjoué, gai

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scherzhaft, verspielt, spielerisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παιχνιδιάρης, παιχνιδιάρικος

Italiano (Italian)
scherzoso, giocherellone, leggero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - brincalhão

Русский (Russian)
игривый, шаловливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - festivo, alegre, juguetón, retozón, travieso, humorístico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lekfull, skämtsam, yster

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爱打趣的, 嬉戏的, 多趣的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愛打趣的, 嬉戲的, 多趣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쾌활한, 놀기 좋아하는, 장난의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ふざけたがる, 冗談の, おどけた, 遊び好きな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لعوب, مازح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, מלא-שחוק, שובבני, במשובה, שלא ברצינות‬


 
 
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