laughter

laugh·ter  (lftr, läf-)

n.

1. The act of laughing.

2. The sound produced by laughing.

3. Archaic A cause or subject for laughter.

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[Middle English, from Old English hleahtor.]

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laughter

Noun

the action or noise of laughing [Old English hleahtor]

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Laughter

See also humor.

Abderian

relating to foolish or excessive laughter. [Allusion to Democritus, the laughing philosopher, born in Abdero.]

cachinnation

raucous laughter; loud whinnying.

geloscopy, gelotoscopy

a form of divination that determines a person’s character or future from the way he laughs.

jocundity

the quality or condition of being merry or cheerful. — jocund, adj.

katagelophobia

an abnormal fear or dislike of ridicule.

risibility

1. the ability or disposition to laugh.
2. a humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd.
3. laughter.

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Laughter a clutch of eggs; a group of ostlers—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laughter - the sound of laughing laugh utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication cachinnation - loud convulsive laughter cackle - a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle chortle, chuckle - a soft partly suppressed laugh giggle - a foolish or nervous laugh belly laugh, guffaw - a burst of deep loud hearty laughter ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugh - a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing snicker, snigger, snort - a disrespectful laugh titter - a nervous restrained laugh
	2.	laughter - the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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laughter

noun 1. chuckling, laughing, giggling, chortling, guffawing, tittering, cachinnation

noun 2. amusement, entertainment, humour, glee, fun, mirth, hilarity, merriment

Translations

laughter [ˈlɑːftəʳ] n → risa

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laughter [ˈlɑːftəʳ] laugh n → rire m;

(of several people) → rires mpl

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laughter [ˈlɑːftəʳ] laugh n → Lachen nt, Gelächter nt

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laughter [ˈlɑːftəʳ] n → riso; risate fpl