Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P playful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: play•ful Pronunciation: (plā'ful), [key] — adj. full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome. pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: playful (Thesaurus) playfellow playgirl ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nabob Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language