Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludic

/ˈluː.dɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: lu-dic
IPA: /ˈluː.dɪk/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Of or pertaining to play or games.

adj

Of or pertaining to playfully fictitious or affected use of language, such as an exaggerated accent for respectfully comic effect or cutesy diction.

name

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

Example Sentences

"What I have tried to do here is to draw a consistent frame which could explain most characteristics of both Xiangqi and Chess ludic structures."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more ludic (comparative) most ludic (superlative)

Derived Forms

ludically

Phrases

ludic fallacy

Frequently Paired Words

ludenic ludics ludography ludolect ludology

Synonyms

Ludian

Rhymes With

pudic thamudic

Questions

How do you pronounce ludic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluː.dɪk/.
What does ludic mean?: Playful.
Where does ludic come from?: From French ludique, from Latin ludo (“to play”).

How to pronounce ludic

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