frolic
Use Frolic in a sentence
ɪk noun
1.
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
2.
a merrymaking or party.
3.
playful behavior or action; prank.
verb (used without object)
4.
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow.
5.
to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
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adjective
6.
merry; full of fun.
Origin:
1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk -ly
1530–40; < Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent to vro glad + -lijk -ly
Related forms
frol·ick·er, noun
Synonyms
4. sport, revel.
4. sport, revel.
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frolic (ˈfrɒlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a light-hearted entertainment or occasion |
| 2. | light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment |
| —vb , -ics, -icking, -icked | |
| 3. | (intr) to caper about; act or behave playfully |
| —adj | |
| 4. | archaic, literary or full of merriment or fun |
| [C16: from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vro happy, glad; related to Old High German frō happy] | |
| 'frolicker | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
frolic
1530s, as an adj., from M.Du. vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad," + lyc "like." Cognate of Ger. fröhlich "happy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking.
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Frolic definition
A Prolog system in Common Lisp.
(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z).
(1991-11-23)
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