frolicsome

English

Alternative forms

• frolicksome

Etymology

From frolic +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• enPR: frŏl'iksəm, IPA^(key): /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/

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• (father-bother merger) IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/
• Rhymes: -ɒlɪksəm
• Hyphenation: frol‧ic‧some

Adjective

frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)

1. Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
   • a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock‎:

     A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock / As ever did nothing was our dog Jock; / A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast, / As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […]

   • 2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian‎:

     To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in.

Synonyms

• frisky
• sportive

Derived terms

• frolicsomely
• frolicsomeness
• unfrolicsome

Translations

given to frolicking

Bulgarian: игрив (bg) m (igriv), веселив m (veseliv) Esperanto: petola Finnish: leikkisä (fi) French: espiègle (fr), badin (fr), folâtre (fr) Georgian: ცელქი (celki), ანცი (anci), მხიარული (mxiaruli), მკვირცხლი (mḳvircxli) Irish: foléimneach, aerach Latin: lūdibundus Norman: folâtre (Jersey) Polish: swawolny (pl), figlarny (pl) Spanish: retozón (es), juguetón