frolicsome

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/ UK /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
full of playful, lively high spirits

The frolicsome puppies tumbled across the lawn.

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Synonyms

1 adj · full of playful, lively... playful merry sportive frisky sprightly lively gleeful jolly

Opposites

sober sedate solemn gloomy

Word family

Derived forms frolicsomelyfrolicsomeness

Related forms frolic frolicking

Etymology

From frolic ('merry, joyous', from Dutch vrolijk, 'cheerful', from vro, 'glad') + the suffix -some.

vrolijk Dutch *frawaz Proto-Germanic

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# frolicsome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfrɑlɪksəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfrɒlɪksəm/

## Meanings
1. full of playful, lively high spirits

## Examples
- The frolicsome puppies tumbled across the lawn.

## Synonyms
- playful
- merry
- sportive
- frisky
- sprightly
- lively
- gleeful
- jolly

## Antonyms
- sober
- sedate
- solemn
- gloomy

## Derived Forms
- frolicsomely
- frolicsomeness

## Related Forms
- frolic
- frolicking

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vrolijk
- Root: *frawaz

## Etymology
From frolic ('merry, joyous', from Dutch vrolijk, 'cheerful', from vro, 'glad') + the suffix -some.

## AI Etymology
Frolicsome comes from frolic ('merry, joyous', from Dutch vrolijk, 'cheerful', from vro, 'glad') + the suffix -some. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "full of playful, lively high spirits", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Dutch vrolijk and Proto-Germanic *frawaz. Derivative forms include frolicsomely, frolicsomeness; related words include frolic, frolicking.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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