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# playful

«playful» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **full of fun and wanting to play** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (playful, more playful, most playful); adverb playfully; noun playfulness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Playful means full of fun and wanting to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#m1)

2) A playful action or remark is meant as fun and not seriously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used about puppies, kittens, young children and cheerful people. In stories it tells the reader that someone is in a happy, joking mood, not angry. In safety lessons: a playful dog can still jump up or nip, so ask the owner first. Phrases: a playful puppy, a playful smile, a playful push, in a playful mood.

### examples

- The playful kitten chased the ball of wool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x1)
- Dad gave me a playful wink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x2)
- Dolphins are playful animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x3)
- She was in a playful mood after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x4)
- His push was playful, but it still made me fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x5)
- The baby gave a playful giggle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x6)
- Otters are playful and slide down muddy banks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x7)
- He had a playful humour at moments, and they thought this was one of the moments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/#x8)

### note

Adjective: «a playful dog», «the dog is playful». Spelled with one l at the end: -ful. Playful does not mean the same as «careless»: a playful joke is kind, but even playful pushing can hurt someone, so watch the rules.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «playful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/playful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.