frolicsomeness

English

Etymology

frolicsome +‎ -ness

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Noun

frolicsomeness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being frolicsome; playfulness.
   • 1905, Walter Shaw Sparrow, Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day‎^[1], page 261:

     This indefatigable artist is known as "the painter of cats," and she has charmingly "hit off" both the heavy laziness of the mature animal, and the frolicsomeness of the kitten.