cavorts

Leaps with joy

Cavorts means to leap, prance, or frolic in a lively way: The children cavorted on the beach.

The word often carries connotations of carefree or uninhibited behavior, sometimes with a hint of impropriety: tabloid photos of the senator cavorting with models on a yacht.

frolicking

romp

Playful, spirited activity

skylark · rollick · caper · bound · leap · skip · tumble · gallivant · lark · sport

playfulness

frolicsome

Inclined to merriment

animated · exuberant · high-spirited · vivacious · sportive · kittenish · mischievous · impish · rollicking · peppy

revelry

carouse

Drink and celebrate noisily

celebration · party · rejoice · wassail · jubilation · gaiety · jollity · carousing · whoopee · bacchanal

Opposites
movement and activity level

cavortsstands still

Ceases all movement

sits · stays put · freezes · rests · idles

emotional tone and comportment

cavortsmopes

Behaves despondently

sulks · broods · grieves · mourns · plods

energy level

cavortsidles

Passes time uselessly

lounges · lolls · lazes · vegetates · slumps

Family

cavort, cavorting, cavorted, cavorters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G