different between cavort vs frolick

English

Etymology

Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca- + vault (“jump, leap”); later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??v??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??v??t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t

Verb

cavort (third-person singular simple present cavorts, present participle cavorting, simple past and past participle cavorted)

1. (originally intransitive, of horses) To prance, frolic, gambol.
2. (intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

   Synonyms: romp, frolic, prance, caper

Translations

See also

• horse around

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “cavort”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “The Way We Live Now: 7-14-02: On Language; Cavort”, William Safire criticizes White House rhetorics who apparently use the word to mean consort, and discusses its possible origins.

Anagrams

• VORTAC

English

Adjective

frolick (comparative more frolick, superlative most frolick)

1. Archaic form of frolic.

Noun

frolick (plural frolicks)

1. Archaic form of frolic.

Verb

frolick (third-person singular simple present frolicks, present participle frolicking, simple past and past participle frolicked)

1. Archaic form of frolic.