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1. (n.) laughter
the action or sound of laughing.
2. laughter
an experiencing of the emotion expressed by laughing.
3. laughter
an expression or appearance of merriment.
4. laughter
Archaic. an object of laughter.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE hleahtor, c. OHG hlahtar, ON hlātr; see laugh)
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| Definition of 'Laughter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) laugh, laughter
the sound of laughing
2. (noun) laughter
the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
"he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
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1. (noun) laughter
the act or sound of laughing
laughter coming from the kitchen
2. laughter
burst into laughter
to suddenly begin to laugh
We all burst into laughter at the sight of him.
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| Definition of 'Laughter' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Laughter
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
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| Definitions of 'Laughter' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Laughter
1. The sound you always hear when you chase your hat down the street.
2. Nature's rest-cure for tired nerves.
3. The solace of the sad.
4. A facial sunburst that is fatal to the glooms.
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| Definition of 'Laughter' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Laughter
An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as well as the inarticulate vocalization.
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Sense: the act or sound of laughing
We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.
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 Afrikaans: gelag |
 Arabic: ضَحْك |
 Bulgarian: смях |
 Brazilian: riso |
 Czech: smích |
 German: das Gelächter |
 Danish: latter |
 Greek: γέλιο |
 Spanish: risa, carcajada |
 Estonian: naer |
 Farsi: خنده |
 Finnish: nauru |
 French: rire |
 Hebrew: צְחוֹק |
 Hindi: हंसी, हास्य |
 Croatian: smijeh |
 Hungarian: nevetés |
 Indonesian: suara tertawa |
 Icelandic: hlátur |
 Italian: risata |
 Japanese: 笑い |
 Korean: 웃음소리 |
 Lithuanian: juokas |
 Latvian: smiekli; smiešanās |
 Malay: gelak ketawa |
 Dutch: gelach |
 Norwegian: latter, lattersalve |
 Polish: śmiech |
 Persian: خنده |
 Pashto: خندا |
 Portuguese: riso |
 Romanian: râs |
 Russian: смех |
 Slovak: smiech |
 Slovenian: smeh |
 Serbian: smeh |
 Swedish: skratt, munterhet |
 Thai: เสียงหัวเราะ |
 Turkish: kahkaha, gülme, gülüş |
 Taiwanese: 笑聲 |
 Ukrainian: сміх; регіт |
 Urdu: ہنسی |
 Vietnamese: tiếng cười |
 Chinese: 笑声 |
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