English → Latin
“playful, playsome” in Latin
lascīvuswanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious, lascivious, lewd; luxuriantlascīvībunduswanton, full of petulancelascīviōto frolic; to be lively or merry; to be wanton or petulant; to indulge in artistic licencelūdicersportiveiocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-heartedioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, drolljŏcŭlārĭusludicrous, drolllūdibundusplayful, sportive, frolicsome, wanton; playing easily without dangerexercitātiōexercise, training, practice; discipline
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
playful, playsome
lascivus (from exuberant spirits, etc): lascivibundus (Plaut.): lasciviens: ludicer, -cra, -crum (serving the purpose of sport, amusement, etc.; e.g., exercitatio; of things): jocosus (what is full of jokes, causes jokes, mirth, etc.; of persons or things): jocularis: jocularius (belonging to the class of things that are found entertaining, laughable, etc.; of things): ludibundus (acting in a playful manner; Plaut., Liv., 24, 16; of persons).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for playful, playsome?
- The usual Latin words for “playful, playsome” are lascīvus, lascīvībundus, lascīviō; also lūdicer, iocōsus, ioculāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.