Lark

Quick meaning: Lark is a noun meaning Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

Meaning

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

More Meanings

1. Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
2. (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
3. A jolly or peppy person.
4. (intransitive) To catch larks (a type of bird).
5. A frolic or romp, some fun.
6. A prank.
7. To sport, engage in harmless pranking.

Example Sentences

to go larking

Charles Randolph Grean is married to pop lark and multi-hit artist Betty Johnson.

What began as a lark has grown into something very, very big, inflating the company’s ambitions.

‘Ha! ha!’ laughed Master Bates, ‘what a lark that would be, wouldn’t it, Fagin? I say, how the Artful would bother ’em wouldn’t he?’

Word Forms

• larks
• larking
• larked

Synonyms for lark

Depending on context, synonyms include whim, frolic, escapade, disport, cavort, romp.

Antonyms for lark

Common opposites include owl.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include titlark, skylark, meadowlark, pipit, romp, cavort.

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