playful

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   full of fun and high spirits

   playful children just let loose from school

2. 2
   adj

   Enjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the manner of a child or young pet (viz. puppy or kitten).

   Actually, we are pretty playful in our romantic life.

3. 3
   adj

   Funny; humorous; jesty; frolicsome; frisky.

   John is a playful fellow.

4. 4
   adj

   Fun; recreational; unserious.

   A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.

5. 5
   adj

   Experimental.

   He was a rather playful artist.

Etymology

From Middle English pleiful, equivalent to play + -ful.