laughter

Speech parts

1. laughter - Noun

2. laughter - Verb

3. Laughter - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

laugh crow glee jollity joviality mummery ha-ha hee-haw fun happiness joke funny amusement laughing smile

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Antonyms

requiem howl aggravation bawl care distress

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Hypernyms

activity utterance vocalization

Hyponyms

snort ha-ha hee-haw chuckle giggle cackle

Related terms

laugh

Phrases with the word

fake laughter fits of laughter howl with laughter female laughter paroxysms of laughter outburst of laughter

Anagrams

laughtre

Examples

Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed. John Chrysostom

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. E. E. Cummings

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. English Proverb

Many families are built on laughter. Hindi Proverb

Laughter makes good blood. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

laughometer laughsome laughster laughter lines laughter track laughterful