frolicsome.

Lively and inclined to playful movement or activity.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• frolicsome children
• a frolicsome mood

On the page

The frolicsome cubs chased each other across the clearing until the light faded.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more frolicsome; superlative most frolicsome when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: uncommon.