| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety.[Websters]
2. In a sportive, jocose, blithesome or lighthearted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a cheerful, exultant, lightsome, jubilant or blissful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a gleeful, felicitous or festal manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a mirthful, jocular, convivial or prankish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a joyful or genial manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a kittenish or impish manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a bright, festive or gladsome manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a pleasant or cute manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective frolic.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (frolic) | 1. Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.[Websters]. 2. Being playful, sportive, kittenish or impish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being frisky or coltish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being cheery, joyful, joyous, glad or happy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being jolly, gay, cheerful, merry or blithe.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being gleeful or exultant.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being jocose or jocular.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being waggish or mischievous.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being lively, brisk or sprightly.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Being bright, chirpy, perky or jaunty.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FROLICLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Frolicly \Frol"ic*ly\, adverb. In frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: frolic
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | Frolic A Prolog system in Common Lisp. (ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z) (1991-11-23) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. | ||
| Wikipedic | A Frolic (from German fröhlich - happy) is the act of being playful, merry, fun, or carefree, or of acting jokingly. It is also the common name of a band and a concept in the law of torts. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: frolic
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Anabolic frolic | Anabolic Frolic is a happy hardcore DJ from Canada who is known for the Happy 2B Hardcore CD series and the Hullabaloo promotion he throws in Toronto, Ontario. His real name is Chris Frolic. He was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1974 and was raised by his grandmother. (references) | ||
| Frolic Froth | Frolic Froth is a psychedelic band formed in Mexico City by members Victor Basurto (bass) and Arturo López (drums) of Loch Ness, and Jorge Beltrán (guitar) from Humus. These three musicians had previously played together in diverse bands along with other musicians during the 1980s and good part of the 1990s, until they finally decided to break away from the sound of previous bands and start Frolic Froth. (references) | ||
| HMS Frolic | Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Frolic. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: frolic | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| USS Frolic (1862) | 25 | A Frolic of His Own | 5 | |
| Anabolic Frolic | 20 | Anabolic Frolic | 20 | |
| Frolic through the Park | 9 | Capture of HMS Frolic | 3 | |
| Frolic | 5 | Fable Frolic | 5 | |
| Fable Frolic | 5 | Frolic | 5 | |
| A Frolic of His Own | 5 | Frolic (law) | 3 | |
| HMS Frolic | 5 | Frolic Froth | 4 | |
| Frolic Froth | 4 | Frolic through the Park | 9 | |
| Frolic (law) | 3 | HMS Frolic | 5 | |
| Capture of HMS Frolic | 3 | USS Frolic | 2 | |
| USS Frolic | 2 | USS Frolic (1862) | 25 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
