Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ludic
"spontaneously playful," 1940, from French ludique, from Latin ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).
Wiktionary
ludic
a. 1 Of or pertaining to play; playful. 2 Of or pertaining to games of chance.
Wikipedia
Ludic
Ludic may refer to:
- Ludic language, a Finnic language in the Uralic language family
- Ludic fallacy, is "the misuse of games to model real-life situations."
- Ludic interface, are types of computer interface that are inherently "playful".
- Ludology, Game studies (Not to be confused with Game theory.)
Usage examples of "ludic".
But the Colonel chuckled when he looked at the fresh-faced, bright-eyed Escapee and thought: if the boy proved a useful recruit to the great project of the Ludic Game, he would give him the name, Bamboozlem, to use in America.