- a light-hearted entertainment or occasion
- light-hearted activity; gaiety; merriment
- (intransitive) to caper about; act or behave playfully
- archaic or literary full of merriment or fun
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frol•ic /ˈfrɑlɪk/USA pronunciation
n., v., -icked, -ick•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [no object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- merry play;
fun;
playful behavior or action:a frolic in the park.
v. [no object]
- to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner;
romp:The family was frolicking in the snow.
frol•ic
(frol′ik),USA pronunciation n., v., -icked, -ick•ing, adj.
n.
v.i.
adj.
frol′ick•er, n.
n.
- merry play;
merriment;
gaiety;
fun. - a merrymaking or party.
- playful behavior or action;
prank.
v.i.
- to gambol merrily;
to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner;
romp:The children were frolicking in the snow. - to have fun;
engage in merrymaking;
play merry pranks.
adj.
- merry;
full of fun.
- Dutch vrolijk joyful (cognate with German fröhlich), equivalent. to vro glad + -lijk -ly
- 1530–40
- 4. sport, revel.
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frolic /ˈfrɒlɪk/ n