About The Word Laughter
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Laughter
Laughter Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Laughter?
[n] the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
[n] the sound of laughing Synonyms | Synonyms for Laughter: laugh Related Terms | Find terms related to Laughter: amusement | belly laugh | boff | boffola | burst of laughter | cachinnation | cackle | chortle | chortling | chuckle | convulsion | crow | fit of laughter | frivolity | fun | gales of laughter | giggle | glee | gleefulness | guffaw | ha-ha | hearty laugh | hee-haw | hee-hee | high glee | hilariousness | hilarity | ho-ho | Homeric laughter | horselaugh | jocularity | jocundity | jolliness | jollity | joviality | joy | joyfulness | joyousness | laugh | laughing | levity | merriment | merriness | mirth | mirthfulness | outburst of laughter | peal of laughter | risibility | roar of laughter | shout | shout of laughter | shriek | snicker | snickering | snigger | sniggering | snort | tee-hee | titter | yuck | yuk-yuk See Also | activity | belly laugh | cachinnation | cackle | chortle | chuckle | expression | giggle | guffaw | ha-ha | haw-haw | hee-haw | horselaugh | manifestation | reflection | reflexion | snicker | snigger | snort | titter | utterance | vocalization Laughter In Webster's Dictionary \Laugh"ter\, n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G.
gel["a]chter, Icel. hl[=a]tr, Dan. latter. See {Laugh}, v. i.
]
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face,
particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the
eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and
usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of
air from the lungs. See {Laugh}, v. i.
The act of laughter, which is a sweet contraction of
the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of
the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the
jurisdiction of ourselves. --Sir T.
Browne.
Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning
with laughter. --Longfellow.
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