Standard Lemma guide

ludic

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈluː.dɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːdɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Playful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to play or games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

An endangered Finnic language spoken in Russia on the southwestern shores of the lake Onega.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ludian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French ludique, from Latin ludo (“to play”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: lúdic — of or pertaining to play
  • French: ludique — of or pertaining to play
  • German: ludisch — of or pertaining to play
  • German: spielerisch — of or pertaining to play
  • German: verspielt — of or pertaining to play
  • Ido: ludala — of or pertaining to play
  • Portuguese: lúdico — of or pertaining to play
  • Spanish: lúdico — of or pertaining to play
  • Finnish: lyydi — Finnic language
  • Hungarian: lűd — Finnic language