frolicsome

[ frol-ik-suhm ]

adjective

1. merrily playful; full of fun.

frolicsome

/ ˈfrɒlɪksəm /

adjective

1. given to frolicking; merry and playful

Derived Forms

• ˈfrolicsomely, adverb
• ˈfrolicsomeness, noun

Other Words From

• frolic·some·ly adverb
• frolic·some·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of frolicsome¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; frolic + -some ¹

Example Sentences

“Tartuffe: Born Again” might not satisfy purists, but anyone looking for a frolicsome encounter with a classic comedy in the most divine natural setting will leave with a smile.

From Los Angeles Times

And the version we love and know best is the frolicsome, often gaudy pleasure pier, redolent of the scents of corn dogs and popcorn and fishy waters.

From Los Angeles Times

Two life-size beavers, actually — plus a horse, all played by humans — who took selfies with passers-by on the sidewalk and high-fived audience members in their seats before a screening of Cheslik’s frolicsome farce “Hundreds of Beavers.”

From New York Times

“Life Sucks.,” the title of Aaron Posner’s frolicsome riff on Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” contains a period.

From Los Angeles Times

“Una furtiva lagrima,” with its teary sighs and bursts of joy, is one of those arias, and when the 27-year-old Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga sang it on Sunday in the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Donizetti’s frolicsome comedy “L’Elisir d’Amore,” time seemed to stop.

From New York Times