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Frolic is a word rooted in pleasure. Its most common function today is as a verb meaning “to play and run about happily,” as in “children frolicking in the waves,” but it joined the language in the 16th century as an adjective carrying the meaning of its Dutch source vroolijk: “full of fun; merry.”. Shakespeare’s Puck used it this ...
1. Playful behavior or merriment: fun and frolic. 2. A playful movement or act. 3. A sexual act or encounter: "his frolics with silver screen divas" (Michael Blaine). intr.v. frol·icked, frol·ick·ing, frol·ics. 1. To move about or behave playfully; romp: dogs frolicking in the park.
The earliest known use of the noun frolic is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for frolic is from 1631, in the writing of Ben Jonson, poet and playwright. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s. frolic is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: frolic v., frolic adj.
to play and behave in a happy way: A group of suntanned children were frolicking on the beach. Synonyms. cavort. disport yourself old-fashioned or humorous. frisk. gambol literary. romp. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The earliest known use of the adjective frolic is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for frolic is from around 1548, in the writing of John Bale, bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian.
verb (used without object) , frol·icked, frol·ick·ing. to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp: The children were frolicking in the snow. Synonyms: revel, sport. to have fun; engage in merrymaking; play merry pranks.
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1. a light-hearted entertainment or occasion. 2. light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment. verb Word forms: -ics, -icking, -icked. 3. (intransitive) to caper about; act or behave playfully. adjective. 4. archaic or literary.
