frolic

¹frol·ic

adj \ˈfrä-lik\

Definition of FROLIC

: full of fun : merry

Examples of FROLIC

1. <the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras>

Origin of FROLIC

Dutch vroolijk, from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from vro happy; akin to Old High German frō happy

First Known Use: 1538

Related to FROLIC

Synonyms: bouncy, bubbly, buoyant, crank [chiefly dialect], effervescent, exuberant, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, vivacious

Antonyms: low-spirited, sullen

Related Words: extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing, uninhibited; carefree, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, joyful, lighthearted, lively, sprightly; boisterous, raucous, rollicking, rowdy; giddy, light-headed, overexuberant, silly; ecstatic, euphoric, lyric, rapturous; audacious, bold, brash, brazen, impertinent, impudent, insolent, saucy

Near Antonyms: constrained, inhibited, repressed, restrained, subdued; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed, dour, glum, morose, surly

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Rhymes with FROLIC

colic, Gaelic, rollick