frolicsomeadjective
uk/ˈfrɒl.ɪk.səm/us/ˈfrɑː.lɪk.səm/literaryenthusiastic and liking to play
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Energetic and lively
- a spring in your step idiom
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kicking idiom
- be as fresh as a daisy idiom
- bounce
- frisky
- fury
- go-getter
- high-spirited
- indefatigable
- irrepressible
- lively
- playful
- refreshing
- spry
- supercharged
- tear into sth
- throw yourself into sth
- tireless
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Examples from literature
- For though he is lively and sometimes frolicsome, his manners are always good.
- Jean led his flock home at eventide, white sheep and black sheep and frolicsome lambs, not one was missing.
- The brave young minister became as frolicsome as a schoolboy.
- The son of a Spanish captain, of good family, his buoyant spirit and frolicsome humor led him into many wild escapades while still a boy.
- Their college year had just closed, and they were like frolicsome colts turned out to pasture.