frolicsomeness

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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.

From Women Painters of the World From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day by Sparrow, Walter Shaw

At such moments there appeared on his face a certain expression of glad frolicsomeness.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Even the genius of W. S. Gilbert in the fantastic line pales before the irresponsible frolicsomeness of the Irishman's wit.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

Let him, in a word, be a Merry Andrew,—the patron and promoter of frolicsomeness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various

These were the gambolings of the spirit like the frolicsomeness of an animal in the full flush of its vitality or like the blooming of a plant.

From Guide to Stoicism by Stock, St. George William Joseph