frolic

[ frol-ik ]
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noun
  1. merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.

  2. a merrymaking or party.

  1. playful behavior or action; prank.

verb (used without object),frol·icked, frol·ick·ing.
  1. to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.

  2. to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.

adjective
  1. merry; full of fun.

Origin of frolic

1
1530–40; <Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk-ly

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Other words from frolic

  • frol·ick·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for frolic

frolic

/ (ˈfrɒlɪk) /


noun
  1. a light-hearted entertainment or occasion

  2. light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment

verb-ics, -icking or -icked
  1. (intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully

adjective
  1. archaic, or literary full of merriment or fun

Origin of frolic

1
C16: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy

Derived forms of frolic

  • frolicker, noun

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