playful
English
/ˈpleɪfəl/
adj
Definitions
- liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.
- funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome.
- fun, recreational, not serious.
- experimental.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pleiful suffix from English play.
Origin
English
play
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- PlayStation English
- Playmaster English
- afterplay English
- ageplay English
- airplay English
- antiplay English
- autoplay English
- bloodplay English
- breathplay English
- buttplay English
- by-play English
- byplay English
- cardplay English
- chapterplay English
- counterplay English
- crossplay English
- electroplay English
- endplay English
- fingerplay English
- fireplay English
- foodplay English
- foreplay English
- fourplay English
- gameplay English
- genderplay English
- gunplay English
- hairplay English
- handplay English
- horseplay English
- interplay English
- knifeplay English
- longplay English
- metaplay English
- midplay English
- miniplay English
- misplay English
- multiplay English
- nameplay English
- netplay English
- nonplay English
- nonplayful English
- outplay English
- overplay English
- overplayful English
- painplay English
- photoplay English
- pissplay English
- play English
- play-by-play English
- playability English
- playable English
- playact English
- playaholic English
- playathon English
- playback English
- playball English
- playbarn English
- playbill English
- playblast English
- playboard English
- playboat English
- playboating English
- playbook English
- playbox English
- playboy English
- playbroker English
- playbus English
- playcalling English
- playcenter English
- playcentre English
- playception English
- playdate English
- playday English
- playdough English
- playdown English
- player English
- playest English
- playeth English
- playette English
- playfeer English
- playfellow English
- playfield English
- playframe English
- playfriend English
- playfuller English
- playfully English
- playfulness English
- playgame English
- playgirl English
- playgoer English
- playgoing English
- playground English
- playgroup English
- playhouse English
- playing English
- playland English
- playleader English
- playless English
- playlet English
- playlike English
- playline English
- playlist English
- playlore English
- playlot English
- playmaker English
- playmaking English
- playmat English
- playmate English
- playmobile English
- playock English
- playout English
- playpark English
- playpen English
- playpipe English
- playreader English
- playreading English
- playright English
- playroom English
- playscape English
- playscheme English
- playschool English
- playscript English
- playset English
- playshed English
- playsheet English
- playsome English
- playsong English
- playspace English
- playspot English
- playstead English
- playstow English
- playstreet English
- playstyle English
- playsuit English
- playtest English
- playtester English
- playtext English
- plaything English
- playthrough English
- playtime English
- playtoy English
- playware English
- playwear English
- playwork English
- playworker English
- playwright English
- playwriter English
- playwriting English
- ponyplay English
- pureplay English
- quickplay English
- raceplay English
- replay English
- rôleplay English
- screenplay English
- shoeplay English
- slowplay English
- spearplay English
- stageplay English
- superplay English
- swordplay English
- teamplay English
- underplay English
- unplayful English
- unplayfully English
- unplayfulness English
- waterplay English
- waxplay English
- wordplay English
- play Italian
- play Spanish, Castilian
- プレイ Japanese
- プレー Japanese
- pleiful Middle English
- pleye Middle English
- pleyen Middle English
- play Chinese
- pilai Tok Pisin
- prei Sranan Tongo
- play
- replay
- byplay
- player
- playmat
- airplay
- playest
- playlet
- playpen
- playact
- playbox
- playday
- playset
- ageplay
- playboy
- misplay
- waxplay
- playock
- playout
- outplay
- endplay
- gunplay
- playbus
- nonplay
- playeth
- playlot
- midplay
- playtoy
- by-play
- netplay
- playing
- painplay
- playsome
- playbarn
- playwork
- playgoer
- fireplay
- handplay
- playbill
- playpipe
- playspot
- playware
- playgame
- pureplay
- fourplay
- miniplay
- playgirl
- playwear
- playball
- playback
- playlore
- hairplay
- playsuit
- teamplay
- antiplay
- foreplay
- playette
- playmate
- raceplay
- autoplay
- metaplay
- playland
- playable
- pissplay
- playboat
- playdown
- gameplay
- longplay
- foodplay
- playpark
- playtime
- playdate
- overplay
- ponyplay
- cardplay
- playbook
- playlike
- playless
- wordplay
- playshed
- playline
- playroom
- shoeplay
- buttplay
- slowplay
- nameplay
- playstow
- playlist
- playfeer
- rôleplay
- playsong
- playtext
- playtest
- playdough
- photoplay
- unplayful
- playmaker
- playgoing
- playstead
- playstyle
- interplay
- playgroup
- quickplay
- playblast
- underplay
- playscape
- waterplay
- playboard
- swordplay
- playathon
- stageplay
- superplay
- playfield
- bloodplay
- playright
- afterplay
- playframe
- spearplay
- playsheet
- knifeplay
- playfully
- plaything
- playhouse
- multiplay
- horseplay
- playspace
- crossplay
- playbroker
- nonplayful
- playleader
- genderplay
- playworker
- playfuller
- playscheme
- playscript
- breathplay
- playcentre
- playwriter
- playcenter
- fingerplay
- playtester
- screenplay
- playground
- Playmaster
- playmobile
- playfellow
- playstreet
- playschool
- playfriend
- playmaking
- playwright
- playaholic
- playreader
- playception
- playability
- playfulness
- PlayStation
- unplayfully
- playboating
- playwriting
- playcalling
- playreading
- playthrough
- electroplay
- overplayful
- counterplay
- chapterplay
- play-by-play
- unplayfulness