† ludibundadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Playful.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]
gamingOE
playfulc1225
gamefulc1275
gamelya1350
gamesomea1375
playable?c1475
frisky?a1500
sporting1549
sportful1577
toyish1577
toyful1580
sportive1593
gambol1600
sportly1600
sporting1607
playsome1612
jiggish1635
toysome1638
ludible1656
ludibund1668
good-humoured1682
flippant1711
lusory1711
gamp1737
kittenish1753
sportable1767
disportive1773
whisky1782
playward1878
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) iii. xvi. 214 Though the Phancy of Cuphophron may seem more than ordinary ludibund and lightsomely sportful.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ludibund, full of play.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [noun]
sportfulnessa1586
sportiveness1601
frolicknessa1617
gamesomeness1631
ludibundness1664
playfulness1673
playsomeness1676
friskiness1727
sportability1768
coquetry1794
toyfulness1838
larkiness1896
kittenishness1905
1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 316 That ludibundness in Nature in her Gamaieu's and such like sportful and ludicrous productions.
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