tomfoolery vs frolic

tomfoolery and frolic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tomfoolery	Yes	No	No	No
frolic	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, frolic is a hypernym of tomfoolery; that is, frolic is a word with a broader meaning than tomfoolery:

tomfoolery: foolish or senseless behavior
frolic: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

Other hypernyms of tomfoolery include caper, gambol, play, romp.

tomfoolery (noun)	frolic (noun)
foolish or senseless behavior	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

tomfoolery (verb)	frolic (verb)
	play boisterously