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/ ˈlæf tər, ˈlɑf- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the action or sound of laughing.
an inner quality, mood, disposition, etc., suggestive of laughter; mirthfulness: a man of laughter and goodwill.
an expression or appearance of merriment or amusement.
Archaic . an object of laughter; subject or matter for amusement.
Origin of laughter before 900; Middle English; Old English hleahtor; cognate with Old High German hlahtar, Old Norse hlātr; see laugh
OTHER WORDS FROM laughter laugh·ter·less, adjective Words nearby laughter laugh line, laugh off, laugh one's head off, laugh out of court, laugh out of the other side of one's mouth, laughter , laughter club, Laughton, laugh track, laugh up one's sleeve, lau lau
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Example sentences from the Web for laughter His laughter punctuates the conversation from behind a closed door.
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The shock — both at the crash and at the sudden cut — drives our laughter .
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She even resorted to removing her clothes, which led to amusement among the other gods who started roaring in joy and laughter .
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May their married life have laughter , and that they love one another forever after!
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Under the Sun King, such humor—and the laughter associated with it—was seen as more suitable for the masses.
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“Robin had us blubbing with laughter all the way through one dinner,” Gilkes recalls.
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“I think that all you ni**ers need to…check yourselves out,” he said to laughter in his first big applause line of the evening.
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Sensitive subjects are met with a short burst of laughter , and serious answers are sandwiched between a piercing gaze.
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A roar of laughter greeted this candid confession of future intentions.
The Revellers | Louis Tracy
For the first time in days Ryanne's laughter had a bit of the erstwhile rollicking tone.
The Carpet from Bagdad | Harold MacGrath
Instead, however, of their laughter lessening, the cachinnations became so violent that I began to feel seriously alarmed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 21, 1841 | Various
Apes delighted—one large gorilla quite hysterical with laughter .
Punch's Almanack for 1890 | Various
But it suddenly hushed when I heard a ripple of laughter among the hollyhocks before the door of a happy country home.
Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales | Robert L. Taylor
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British Dictionary definitions for laughter noun the action of or noise produced by laughing
the experience or manifestation of mirth, amusement, scorn, or joy
Word Origin for laughter Old English hleahtor; related to Old Norse hlātr
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Words related to laughter giggle, guffaw, roar, gesture, glee, amusement, snicker, shout, hilarity, laugh, mirth, shriek, chuckle, sound, merriment, cackle, fit, chortle, crow, rejoicing