frolic
Syllables: frol·icUK/ˈfɹɒlɪk//ˈfɹɑlɪk/
frolic adjective: merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
Adjective
frolic (comparative more frolic, superlative most frolic)
- Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
- The frolick wind that breathes the Spring,
Zephyr with Aurora playing,
As he met her once a Maying
There on Beds of Violets blew,1645, John Milton, “L’Allegro”, in Poems, London: Humphrey Moseley, page 31 - For women, born to be controul’d,
Stoop to the forward and the bold,
Affect the haughty and the proud,
The gay, the frollick, and the loud.1682, Edmund Waller, “Of Love”, in Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons, 5th edition, London: H. Herringman, published 1686, page 73
- The frolick wind that breathes the Spring,
- Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.
Verb
frolic (third-person singular simple present frolics, present participle frolicking, simple past and past participle frolicked)
- To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
- We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow.
- Fools on parade frolic and fuck about to make her gaze
Turn to a scribble on a page by a picture that holds her absence
But you're daft to think she'd care2009, Alex Turner, “Secret Door”, in Humbug (album), performed by Arctic Monkeys
- Synonyms:
- frisk
- To cause to be merry.
Noun
frolic (plural frolics)
- Gaiety; merriment.
- the annual jubilee […] filled the souls of old and young with visions of splendour, frolic and fun.1876, Louisa May Alcott, “The King of Clubs and the Queen of Hearts”, in Hallberger's Illustrated Magazine: 1876
- By the old-fashioned magnificence of this procession, it might worthily have included his Holiness in person, with a suite of attendant Cardinals, if those sacred dignitaries would kindly have lent their aid to heighten the frolic of the Carnival.2012 (original 1860), Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun - Page 276
- A playful antic.
- He would be at his frolic once again.1680, James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon, Art of Poetry
- A social gathering.
- He came clattering up to the school door with an invitation to Ichabod to attend a merry-making or “quilting frolic,” to be held that evening at Mynheer Van Tassel’s1820, Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
frolic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
frolic in Tamil
- களித்தாடுகின்ற, கும்மாளமான, மகிழ்ந்தாடுகின்ற, துள்ளி விளையாடு
frolic in Urdu
- کھیل, سرور و نشاط, اچھل کود, مزا لینا
frolic in Bengali
- frolic, dalliance
- বিহার bihar
frolic in Malayalam
- frolic
- ദേവം dēvaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- frolic in Kannada
- ಕುಣಿದಾಡು, ನಲಿದಾಡು, ನೆಗೆದಾಡು, ಚಲ್ಲಾಡು
- frolic in Punjabi
- ਨੱਚਣਾ naccăṇā, نچنا naccṇā
Examples of frolic in a sentence
- You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise, the impertinent, the grave, the frolic, and the witty; [...]1766, Joseph Addison, The Spectator - Volume 5 - Page 304:
- I can stay here in this paradise and prance and frolic?” “Just stick to frolicking.” “[emotional] Thank you, Mr.2025 September 15, David A. Goodman, “The Trouble with Truffles” (18:04 from the start), in Futurama, season 10, episode 9, spoken by...
Synonyms of frolic
Forms of frolic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more frolic |
| superlative | most frolic |
| alternative form | frolick |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | frolics |
| present participle | frolicking |
| past participle | frolicked |
| past | frolicked |
| Noun | |
| plural | frolics |
Origin of frolic
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.
Words formed from frolic
Phrases with frolic
Words that rhyme with frolic
Questions about frolic
- What does frolic mean?
- Frolic means merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
- What is frolic in Tamil?
- Frolic in Tamil is களித்தாடுகின்ற, கும்மாளமான, மகிழ்ந்தாடுகின்ற. See Frolic meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use frolic in a sentence?
- You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise, the impertinent, the grave, the frolic, and the witty; [...]
- What part of speech is frolic?
- Frolic can be an adjective, a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce frolic?
- Frolic is pronounced /ˈfɹɒlɪk/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: frolic (page history and authors); frolic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frolic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিহার (Bengali) (page history and authors); ദേവം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); frolic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نچنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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