cavort
cavort Lexical Profile
cavort Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To jump, dance, or move around in a playful, lively, or boisterous manner.
"The young colts began to cavort across the open pasture in the warm morning sun."
To engage in uninhibited, extravagant, or noisy merrymaking and socializing.
"Tabloid photographers often wait outside exclusive clubs to capture celebrities who cavort late into the night."
• noun
A playful leap, bound, or lively caper.
"With a joyful cavort across the lawn, the puppy greeted the children returning from school."
• Rhymes for cavort
Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in late 18th-century American English, the word is likely an alteration of 'curvet', an equestrian term for a horse's playful leap, which derives from the Italian 'corvetta' (a little curve or bow) and ultimately from the Latin 'curvus' (bent or curved).