Playful and Silly

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Playful

Playful adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.
Usage example: the little girl was lighthearted and playful
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Silly and playful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Playful".
Nearby Words: play, played, playfulness, playing, playfully

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Usage example: the matinee show was filled with a bunch of silly children making noise
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Playful and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Playful" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness

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  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Nanners is very silly and playful in most games, but he's still one of the most skilled players in his group, and it shows whenever he doesn't stoop to Bond Villain Stupidity.
    Source: Lets Play / SeaNanners
  • And for that matter, how much of his eccentric, playful demeanor and silly mannerisms is a pasted-on Stepford Smiler coping mechanism and how much is just his natural state?
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Doctor Who
  • Ultra Super Death Gore Fest Chainsawer 3000 The third entry in the series has a playful jab at the series' reputation, containing a very silly playable Mini-Game in an arcade machine called Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3.
    Source: Ultra Super Death Gore Fest Chainsawer 3000
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