playful

adjective/ˈpleɪfəl/CEFR B1

খেলাচ্ছলে, কৌতুকপ্রিয়

Meaning

Full of fun and not meant seriously.

Example sentences

The kitten is playful in the evening.সন্ধেবেলা বিড়ালছানাটা খেলাধুলোয় মাতে।
It was a playful remark, not an insult.কথাটা মজা করে বলা, অপমান নয়।

A common mistake

The boy was playful and broke the window on purpose.→The boy was mischievous and broke the window on purpose.

Playful is warm and harmless. Mischievous adds the intention to cause a little trouble. A puppy is playful; a child hiding your shoes is mischievous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: mischievous, lighthearted

Antonyms: solemn

Similar words, and what each means

mischievous
দুষ্টু, ডানপিটে
Enjoying causing trouble in a playful, harmless way.
lighthearted
হালকা মেজাজের, নির্ভার
Cheerful and not meant to be taken seriously.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

playverbখেলা
playernounখেলোয়াড়

“playful” elsewhere on EnglishBD

'Hold your horses' and 'when pigs fly' are playful and informal — great with friends, not for formal writing.
English Idioms about Animals →
'Pull someone's leg' is playful; only use it about harmless jokes, and change the possessive to match the person (my, his, her).
English Idioms about Body Parts →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“playful” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • মাথা হালকা লাগা
- • পালিয়ে যাওয়া; নিয়ন্ত্রণহীনভাবে বেড়ে চলা
- • খেলাচ্ছলে, কৌতুকপ্রিয়
- • সেকেলে, পুরোনো হয়ে যাওয়া
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খেলাচ্ছলে, কৌতুকপ্রিয় — playful (adjective) — খেলাচ্ছলে, কৌতুকপ্রিয়. Full of fun and not meant seriously.
Which word is closest in meaning to “playful”?
- • elderly
- • mischievous
- • moist
- • radiant
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mischievous — mischievous — দুষ্টু, ডানপিটে. Enjoying causing trouble in a playful, harmless way.

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