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Frolic

Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.

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Coquetry 76% connected

Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love.

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Craziness 76% connected

The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.

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Dalliance 76% connected

The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play.

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Flirt 76% connected

To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.

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Flirtation 76% connected

Playing at courtship; coquetry.

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Flirting 76% connected

of Flirt

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Folly 76% connected

The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

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Foolery 76% connected

The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.

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Game 76% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

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Horseplay 76% connected

Rude, boisterous play.

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Indulgence 76% connected

The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.

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Lunacy 76% connected

Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of t…

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Teasing 76% connected

of Tease

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Tomfoolery 76% connected

Folly; trifling.

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toying 76% connected

of Toy

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Diversion 76% connected

The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Recreation 76% connected

The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

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Skylark 74% connected

A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated f…

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Skylark 74% connected

A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated f…

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Caper 92% connected

To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

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Cavort 92% connected

To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider.

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Disport 92% connected

Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness.

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Frisk 92% connected

Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky.

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Gambol 92% connected

A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.

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Lark 92% connected

A frolic; a jolly time.

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Play 92% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Romp 92% connected

To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.

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Skylark 92% connected

A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated f…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sport 92% connected

That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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