laughter

See also: Laughter

laughter - English

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Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈlɑːftə/
  • (General American) enPR: lăfʹtər, IPA: /ˈlæftɚ/
Recorded laughter of a person.

Noun

laughter (usually uncountable, plural laughters)

  1. The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
    • Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.
  2. 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.
  3. (archaic) A reason for merriment.

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laughter - Middle English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈlau̯xtər/, /ˈlɛi̯xtər/, /ˈlaxtər/, /ˈlixtər/

Noun

laughter (plural laughtres)

  1. Laughter; the production of laughs or snickers.
  2. An instance or bout of laughing or laughter.
  3. A humorous matter; something worthy of being derided.

Descendants

Meaning and Definition of laughter
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