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Laughter

/ˈlɑːftə/

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

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📖 Definitions of "Laughter"

noun

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
A reason for merriment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Laughter"

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Word	Definition
laughnoun	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Laughter"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
laughnoun	An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
laughingverb	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
gigglenoun	A high-pitched, silly laugh.
gigglingnoun	The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter
jokenoun	Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
funnynoun	(informal) A joke.
smilenoun	A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
amusementnoun	(uncountable) Entertainment.
funnoun	Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
smilingnoun	The action of the verb to smile.
kiddingnoun	The action of the verb kid.
hecklingnoun	The act of one who heckles.
meditationnoun	Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
snortnoun	The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
comedynoun	(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
irbnoun	Initialism of institutional review board, a committee that reviews the designs of proposed experiments to confirm whether all the methods proposed are ethical.
danielnoun	A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
ricenoun	(uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.
lucindanoun	A female given name from Latin.
risanoun	A female given name from Japanese.