English Explanatory Dictionary

homo ludens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The human being viewed as primarily concerned with play, seeing it as an aim in itself.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of homo ludens.

Word forms

homo ludens

Etymology

Coined by Dutch cultural historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens (1938), which introduces the concept, from Latin homō lūdēns (“playful man”).

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