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frolic.

Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɹɒlɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɹɑlɪk/General-American

  1. Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.

    archaic

  2. Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”). The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.

verb/ˈfɹɒlɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɹɑlɪk/General-American

  1. To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.

    intransitive
    We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow.

  2. To cause to be merry.

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”). The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.

noun/ˈfɹɒlɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɹɑlɪk/General-American

  1. Gaiety; merriment.

  2. A playful antic.

  3. A social gathering.

    US · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”). The first element, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frawaz, is cognate with Middle English frow (“hasty”); the latter element, ultimately from *-līkaz, is cognate with -ly, -like.

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