ludismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /luˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈd͡ʒiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈdiʒ.mu/ [luˈðiʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: lu‧dis‧mo

Etymology 1

From Latin ludus + -ismo.

Noun

ludismo m (plural ludismos)

1. playfulness (the quality of being ludic)

   Synonym: ludicidade

Related terms

• lúdico

Etymology 2

After Ned Ludd.

Noun

ludismo m (plural ludismos)

1. (historical) Luddism (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers)
2. (by extension, derogatory) Luddism (opposition to technological progress)

Spanish

Noun

ludismo m (plural ludismos)

1. (historical) Luddism (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers)
2. (by extension, derogatory) Luddism (opposition to technological progress)

Related terms

• ludista

 

Further reading

• “ludismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014