frolics
Gambols about joyfully
Frolics is the plural of frolic—episodes of lighthearted, playful activity: summer frolics at the beach, the frolics of young puppies.
As a verb, frolics is the third-person singular: She frolics in the waves.
The word suggests carefree, energetic play, often with a hint of the old-fashioned or whimsical.
Boisterous playful activity
- gambolsPlayful skipping about
- capersPranks or tangy buds
- prancesMoves with showy steps
- frisksSearches by touch
bounds · leaps · skips · dances · cavorts · tumbles · rollicks · larks
Brief, casual romance
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- liaisonConnector between groups
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
affair · escapade · adventure · amorous · paramour · lovers · secret · forbidden
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
jubilation · gaiety · merriment · wassailing · carnival · festival · dancing · feasting
romps
Boisterous playful activity
frisks · bounds · leaps · skips · dances · cavorts · tumbles · rollicks · larks · antics
dalliance
Brief, casual romance
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- liaisonConnector between groups
flirtation · affair · escapade · adventure · amorous · paramour · lovers · secret · forbidden · passionate
lambs
Young of sheep
foals · cubs · fawns · bunnies · otters · dolphins · goats · colts · pups · meadow
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
partying · jubilation · gaiety · merriment · wassailing · carnival · festival · dancing · feasting · toasting
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery
frolicstoils
Works with great effort
labors · drudges · slaves away · works · bores
frolic, frolicking, frolicsome, frolicked, frolickers, frolicker