Playful and Serious

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Playful adjective – Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

Usage example: the little girl was lighthearted and playful

Serious is an antonym for playful in topics: lively, funny.

Nearby Words: play, played, playfulness, playing, playfully

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Serious adjective – Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

Usage example: I'm serious when I say that no one should be walking in that neighborhood at night

Playful is an antonym for serious.

Nearby Words: seriously, seriousness

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manner	playful manner	serious manner
man	playful man	serious man
look	playful look	serious look
relationship	playful relationship	serious relationship
Other nouns: nature, scene, show, way, tone, characters, fight, side, version, songs.

While Dipper is the more serious, mature twin, he certainly knows when to loosen up and have fun, and Mabel is playful and fun-loving, but knows when to be serious.

Source: All Work vs. All Play
Lighter and Softer: Instead of Altaïr, the grim and serious master assassin from the first game, the player controls Ezio, a happy and playful nobleman in Florence.

Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed II
Epiphany Comeback: Thomas gets one of these in a climatic fight, switching from a serious fighting style to a looser, more playful style that catches his opponent off guard.

Source: Film / Wheels On Meals

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