frolicsome
adjective
merrily playful; full of fun.
frolicsomeness
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a word derived from
frolicsome.
Example Sentences
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There was a sort of delicate frolicsomeness in his thought.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
It is now chiefly used as a noun or a verb, and a new adjective, frolicsome, has taken its place; from this, again, comes the noun frolicsomeness.
From Milton's Comus by William Bell
Yet, beneath all her frolicsomeness, we feel that there is a firm basis of thought and womanly dignity; so that she never laughs away our respect.
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson
Let him, in a word, be a Merry Andrew,—the patron and promoter of frolicsomeness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
Even the genius of W. S. Gilbert in the fantastic line pales before the irresponsible frolicsomeness of the Irishman's wit.
From Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby
