"spontaneously playful," 1940, a term in psychiatry, from French ludique, from Latin ludere "to play" (see ludicrous).
luculent
lucus a non lucendo
Lucy
Luddite
lude
ludic
ludicrous
Ludwig
luff
Luftwaffe
lug
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