Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors. --Sir W. Scott. -- {Frol"ic*some*ly}, adv. -- {Frol"ic*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
frolicsomeness — index mischief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
frolicsomeness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state of being full of high spirited fun: friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness, waggishness. See WORK … English dictionary for students
frolicsomeness — frol·ic·some·ness … English syllables
frolicsomeness — noun lively high spirited playfulness • Syn: ↑friskiness, ↑sportiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sportive (for: ↑sportiveness), ↑frolicsome, ↑frisky ( … Useful english dictionary
friskiness — noun lively high spirited playfulness • Syn: ↑frolicsomeness, ↑sportiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sportive (for: ↑sportiveness), ↑frolicsome (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sportiveness — noun lively high spirited playfulness • Syn: ↑friskiness, ↑frolicsomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sportive, ↑frolicsome (for: ↑frolicsomeness), ↑frisky ( … Useful english dictionary
Animal spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ardent spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Astral spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Familiar spirits — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
