Playful
adjective
Full of fun and high spirits, usually in a good-natured way.
The children had a playful pillow fight.
Often appears as...
- playful banter
- playful mood
adjective
Done for amusement, especially teasing or joking.
He gave her a playful push.
Often appears as...
- playful teasing
- playful tone
adjective
Displaying or suggesting a great deal of joy or humor.
A playful grin spread across her face.
Often appears as...
- playful grin
- playful laugh
adjective
Full of fun and high spirits, usually in a good-natured way.
The children had a playful pillow fight.
Often appears as...
- playful banter
- playful mood
adjective
Done for amusement, especially teasing or joking.
He gave her a playful push.
Often appears as...
- playful teasing
- playful tone
adjective
Displaying or suggesting a great deal of joy or humor.
A playful grin spread across her face.
Often appears as...
- playful grin
- playful laugh
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'playful' when describing someone's happy behavior or when someone is deliberately being fun.
Her playful attitude made everyone around her smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Malicious
'Playful' actions are friendly and harmless, not meant to upset others.
They exchanged playful jabs but meant no harm.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts, where people interact in a light-hearted manner.
The playful conversation at the party put guests at ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'playful' when describing someone's happy behavior or when someone is deliberately being fun.
Her playful attitude made everyone around her smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Malicious
'Playful' actions are friendly and harmless, not meant to upset others.
They exchanged playful jabs but meant no harm.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts, where people interact in a light-hearted manner.
The playful conversation at the party put guests at ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'playful' when describing someone's happy behavior or when someone is deliberately being fun.
Her playful attitude made everyone around her smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Malicious
'Playful' actions are friendly and harmless, not meant to upset others.
They exchanged playful jabs but meant no harm.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts, where people interact in a light-hearted manner.
The playful conversation at the party put guests at ease.
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The greatest TED Talk...
there's playful brands and mindful brands those sort of things that have come and gone but a playful mindful brand is a pretty powerful thing a playful mindful brand what is your brand if somebody actually described your brand identity your brand personality what would you be are you an up attribute are you something that gets
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How to create a great...
has been said and written about the the business strategy but i'll say a few words about the name is alphabet a great name you bet first of all the name is an idea as we all know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link
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Why do people get so...
If you're a teacher or parent of young children, try being playful with math and focusing on the creative aspects. That can build the numerical skills that help students approach math with confidence later on. Importantly, you should give children the time and space
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The secret to desire in...
and be playful and safe and imaginative. Those who came back to life were those who understood the erotic as an antidote to death. They knew how to keep themselves alive. And when I began to listen to the sexlessness of the couples that I work with,
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What is the universe...
and suggest these structures may interact with massive, higher dimensional surfaces called branes. Our universe may be contained within one such brane, floating in an unknown higher dimensional place, playfully named “the bulk,” or hyperspace.
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What really matters at...
rather than just less horrible. Beneficence. Here, this gets right at the distinction between a disease-centered and a patient- or human-centered model of care, and here is where caring becomes a creative, generative, even playful act.
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How to deal with...
and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was what about mommy abuse nobody ever talks
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under ordinary circumstances in fact the trust and respect that allows us to be this
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Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
and you have its mum to answer to this baby rhino is just being playful but there's two tons of heavily armed highly strung overprotective parent right
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Budgie Talks To Owner To...
third was cherished pet is equally playful the common parakeet better known
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
there's playful brands and mindful brands those sort of things that have come and gone but a playful mindful brand is a pretty powerful thing a playful mindful brand what is your brand if somebody actually described your brand identity your brand personality what would you be are you an up attribute are you something that gets
Video examples
How to create a great...
has been said and written about the the business strategy but i'll say a few words about the name is alphabet a great name you bet first of all the name is an idea as we all know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link
Video examples
Why do people get so...
If you're a teacher or parent of young children, try being playful with math and focusing on the creative aspects. That can build the numerical skills that help students approach math with confidence later on. Importantly, you should give children the time and space
Video examples
The secret to desire in...
and be playful and safe and imaginative. Those who came back to life were those who understood the erotic as an antidote to death. They knew how to keep themselves alive. And when I began to listen to the sexlessness of the couples that I work with,
Video examples
What is the universe...
and suggest these structures may interact with massive, higher dimensional surfaces called branes. Our universe may be contained within one such brane, floating in an unknown higher dimensional place, playfully named “the bulk,” or hyperspace.
Video examples
What really matters at...
rather than just less horrible. Beneficence. Here, this gets right at the distinction between a disease-centered and a patient- or human-centered model of care, and here is where caring becomes a creative, generative, even playful act.
Video examples
How to deal with...
and I said the words child abuse for the first time out loud I said it playfully so she didn't feel like it was an attack on her and immediately her response was what about mommy abuse nobody ever talks
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under ordinary circumstances in fact the trust and respect that allows us to be this
Video examples
Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
and you have its mum to answer to this baby rhino is just being playful but there's two tons of heavily armed highly strung overprotective parent right
Video examples
Budgie Talks To Owner To...
third was cherished pet is equally playful the common parakeet better known
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Quote examples
Giles Deacon
British Designer
People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well.
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Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
Our characters act silly, even totally ridiculous at times, and most of our jokes don't come out of pop cultural references. It seems like we're aiming at a child audience, but everyone can laugh at the basic human traits that are funny. It's playful, the humor is playful, the world is playful. You can kind of let go.
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Felicity Jones
English Actress
As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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Nalo Hopkinson
Jamaican Writer
I'm constantly coming up with new strategies for getting to the mental place where writing is so joyous and playful that I almost can't help putting the words down.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.
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Jenny Slate
American Actress
It's important to say that it's not just men that can be man-children. Women can be grown-up women and still have the playfulness of people who are younger.
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Adam Savage
American Entertainer
It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.
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Kim Tae-hyung
South Korean Musician
I don't think my personality will change. No matter how much time passes or how old I get, I'd like to be considered a playful person to everyone.
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
RuPaul has a very playful outlook on the world. He always looks on the bright side.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
I like when life feels playful.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well.
Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
Our characters act silly, even totally ridiculous at times, and most of our jokes don't come out of pop cultural references. It seems like we're aiming at a child audience, but everyone can laugh at the basic human traits that are funny. It's playful, the humor is playful, the world is playful. You can kind of let go.
Quote examples
Felicity Jones
English Actress
As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
Quote examples
Nalo Hopkinson
Jamaican Writer
I'm constantly coming up with new strategies for getting to the mental place where writing is so joyous and playful that I almost can't help putting the words down.
Quote examples
Tom Robbins
American Author
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.
Quote examples
Jenny Slate
American Actress
It's important to say that it's not just men that can be man-children. Women can be grown-up women and still have the playfulness of people who are younger.
Quote examples
Adam Savage
American Entertainer
It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.
Quote examples
Kim Tae-hyung
South Korean Musician
I don't think my personality will change. No matter how much time passes or how old I get, I'd like to be considered a playful person to everyone.
Quote examples
Alaska
Spanish Musician
RuPaul has a very playful outlook on the world. He always looks on the bright side.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
I like when life feels playful.
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