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frolic

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɒlɪk/

The English word “frolic” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
  2. Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

verb

  1. To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly.
  2. To cause to be merry.

noun

  1. Gaiety; merriment.
  2. A playful antic.
  3. A social gathering.

Etymology

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.

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