frolic
Merry, joyous, full of mirthMerry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
» The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
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2 senses(archaic)Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
(obsolete, rare)Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.
Examples
4 sentencesThe children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
A hare in the forest frolics without looking back.
ruЗаяц в лесу без оглядки резвится. — AqQoyriq_1
I want to go for a frolic in the rain.
Today we're going to be making a video about the shenanigans, fun, and frolics that the lions get up to here.
deHeute drehen wir ein Video über den Unfug, den Spaß und die Spiele, welche die Löwen hier so treiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from PrFrom Dutch vrolijk (“cheerful”), from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frawalīkaz. Compare German fröhlich (“blitheful, gaily, happy, merry”).
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Forms
more frolic, most frolic| Comparative | more frolic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most frolic Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.