frolicsome
1
7.6
- adjective
- /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/
- During the picnic, the frolicsome children played games and laughed under the sunny sky.
Examples
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In mist or rain—which was almost always—the A9 was simply and superficially dangerous, but shorn of its grey fleece, it became almost frolicsome.
Fiction book (1998) -
By now, the frolicsome mood of the "Frenchmen" has spread, and loud laughter has all but drowned out conversation.
Academic text (1997) -
Contrary to more than a hundred years of steadily accumulating scholarly opinion, Pope never made the couplet look easy, even at his most frolicsome.
Academic text (2012) -
Thine Elenes are droll and frolicsome, Sephrenia of Ylara, Xanetia said.
Fiction book (1993) -
He painted scenes on old saws, scenes of old farm women, wagons, scythes, frolicsome boys and girls in fields of grain: images of his childhood in Croatia.
Fiction book (2002) -
The frolicsome puppies jumped around in the grass, chasing each other's tails.
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At the party, the frolicsome music made everyone want to dance and have fun.
Synonyms
481
1.0
Happy and lively, full of fun and energy
109
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
73
1.0
Feeling or showing great happiness
72
1.6
Full of fun and energy and liking jokes or games
64
4.1
Full of energy and enthusiasm
31
3.2
Being very playful and full of energy
22
5.9
Very happy and full of energy
12
2.0
Full of energy and cheerful movement
8
7.1
Having lively, cheerful energy that makes others feel excited
6
8.2
Very lively and full of energy
5
6.0
Lively and full of fun, making people laugh
3
6.2
Friendly and cheerful when with other people, enjoying talk and laughter
2
9.9
Something very delightful and playful that makes people happy
1
7.8
Being playful and lively like a young horse
1
6.3
Full of joy and laughter
1
7.3
Playful and lively, someone enjoys small jokes and games
1
7.4
Playful and silly in a way that makes people laugh
Playful and lively in a happy, energetic way
Full of lively, exciting fun, like a great party or game
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frolicsome combines the lively word frolic, meaning 'playful fun', with the ending -some, meaning 'full of', as in wholesome. So, frolicsome describes someone who is 'full of playful and lively fun'.