lusûs naturæ

See also lusus naturæ

English

Etymology

From Latin lūsūs nātūræ (“sports of Nature”), from lūsūs (“playings”, “sports”), nominative plural form of lūsus (“playing”, “sport”) + nātūræ (“of Nature”), genitive singular form of nātūra (“Nature”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: lo͞oʹso͞os nətyo͝oəʹrē, lyo͞oʹso͞os nətyo͝oəʹrē, IPA: /ˈluːsuːs nəˈtjʊəɹiː/, /ˈljuːsuːs nəˈtjʊəɹiː/, X-SAMPA: /"lu:su:s n@"tjU@r\i:/, /"lju:su:s n@"tjU@r\i:/

Noun

lusûs naturæ

1. Plural form of lusus naturæ.
   • 1871 CE, Charles Dickens, Jr., All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, volume 6, page #105:

     Helen-Judith, if now living, would be great objects of interest to Millie-Christine, and vice versâ ; for the two pairs seem to have made a nearer approach to similarity than any other examples of such lusûs naturæ.