Meaning of Homeric laughter | Babel Free
Definitions
Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing.
Equivalents
Deutsch
homerisches Gelächter
Français
rire homérique
Română
râs homeric
Русский
гомери́ческий хо́хот
Examples
“The words were scarcely out of her mouth, when they were greeted with a roar of Homeric laughter that literally shook the room, and this time not at the expense of the innocent speaker.”
“But the Professor! He ought to have⟳ exploded in a burst⟳ of Homeric laughter, or else to have⟳ shaken his head at her and warned her where little girls go to who do this sort⟳ of thing.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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