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adj. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

adj. Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone” ( Saul Bellow).

adj. liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.

adj. funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome.

adj. fun, recreational, not serious.

adj. experimental.

adj. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry

Full of play; sportive; frolicsome: frisky: as, a playful child.

Showing a sportive fancy or sprightly humor; pleasantly jocular: as, a playful remark; a playful style; playful attentions.

adj. full of fun and high spirits

"SIXIXIS is a group of English designers exploring the creative possibilities of bent wood in playful products ranging from chairs to coat-hangers."

arch    implike    elfin    mocking    frolicky    pixilated    puckish    quizzical    prankish    frolicsome   

earnest    serious   

frolicsome    mischievous   

playfulness    playfully   

sportive    gamboling    frolicsome    humorous    merry    playsome    gamesome    kittenish    tricksy    tricksome   

affectionate    humorous    good-natured    merry    mischievous    childish    sarcastic    whimsical    tease    sprightly