Meaning of laughter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
   uncountable, usually
3. laugh, laughter (sound of laughing)
4. relating to foolish or excessive laughter. [Allusion to Democritus, the laughing philosopher, born in Abdero.]
5. A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, 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.
   uncountable, usually
6. laughter (movement of the face)
7. raucous laughter; loud whinnying.
8. A reason for merriment.
   archaic, uncountable, usually
9. a form of divination that determines a person’s character or future from the way he laughs.
10. the quality or condition of being merry or cheerful. — jocund, adj.
    adj
11. an abnormal fear or dislike of ridicule.
12. An act of laughing:cachinnation, cackle, guffaw, laugh.
13. to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc. We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played. lag يَضْحَك смея се rir smát se lachen grine; le γελώreír naerma خندیدن nauraa rire לִצחוֹק हंसना smijati se nevet tertawa hlæja ridere 笑う (소리내어) 웃다 juoktis, kvatoti smieties ketawa lachenleśmiać się خندل،خندا rir a râde смеяться smiať sa smejati se smejati se skratta หัวเราะ gülmek 笑 сміятися; реготати ہنسنا cười 笑
    etc
14. an act or sound of laughing. He gave a laugh; a loud laugh. gelag ضَحْك смях riso smích das Lachen latter γέλιοrisa naer خنده nauru rireצחוק हंसी smijeh nevetés tawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음 juokas, kvatojimas smiekli ketawa lachlatterśmiech خندا riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt หัวเราะ gülme, gülüş 笑 сміх, регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑
15. belaglik, lagwekkend بصورَة مُثيرَةٍ للضِّحْك смешно ridiculamente směšně lächerlich latterligt; morsomt; komiskt γελοία ridículamete, irrisoriamente naeruväärselt بطور خنده دار naurettavasti ridiculement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר צְחוֹק हंसते हुए zabavno, smiješno nevetségesen secara lucu fáránlega ridicolmente おかしく 재미있게 juokingai, pašaipiai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan lucu op een lachwekkende manier latterlig, komisk śmiesznie په خندا خندا ridiculamente ridicol (de) смешно smiešne smešno zabavno skra...
16. as a joke. She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself. lag-lag على سبيل النُّكْتَه أو المُزاح смеейки се de brincadeira žertem lachend for sjov; i spøg στ' αστεία, γελαστά con risas naljaviluks خندان؛ با خنده leikillisesti par plaisanterie בִּצחוֹק हंसी, हंसी में u šali viccből untuk melucu í gríni per ridere 冗談に 농담으로 juokais jokojoties; pa jokam secara bergurau lachendi spøk, for moro skyld żartem خندانه ،له خندا سره por graça în glu­mă в шутку žartom za šalo u šali på skämt ขำ ๆ...

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Examples

“Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.”

“There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town.”

“The act of laughter, which is caused by 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.”

“Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with laughter.”

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