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frolicsome

Syllables: frol·ic·some/ˈfrɒlɪksəm/

frolicsome adjective: characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.

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Adjective

frolicsome (comparative more frolicsome, superlative most frolicsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
    • 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 […]a. 1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock
    • 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.2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    frisky, sportive

frolicsome meaning in Urdu and Malayalam

frolicsome in Urdu

کھلنڈرا, خوش

frolicsome in Malayalam

കേളീപരമായ, ലീലാപൂർണ്ണമായ, വിലാസപ്രിയം, ക്രീഡാതൽപരത

Synonyms of frolicsome

Forms of frolicsome

comparativemore frolicsome
superlativemost frolicsome
alternative formfrolicksome

Origin of frolicsome

From frolic + -some.

Words formed from frolicsome

Words that rhyme with frolicsome

Questions about frolicsome

What does frolicsome mean?
Frolicsome means characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
What is frolicsome in Urdu?
Frolicsome in Urdu is کھلنڈرا, خوش. See Frolicsome meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is frolicsome?
Frolicsome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce frolicsome?
Frolicsome is pronounced /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/.

Words near frolicsome in the dictionary

  1. frolicksomeness
  2. frolicky
  3. frolicly
  4. frolicness
  5. frolics
  6. frolicsome
  7. frolicsomely
  8. frolicsomeness
  9. frolique
  10. froliquely
  11. froliques

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frolicsome (page history and authors); frolicsome (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frolicsome (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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