Meaning of LAUGHTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'laftur
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- [n] the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
- [n] the sound of laughing
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| | See Also: | | activity, belly laugh, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, expression, giggle, guffaw, ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugh, manifestation, reflection, reflexion, snicker, snigger, snort, titter, utterance, vocalization | |
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| | Definition: | | Laughter
Henri Bergsons great philosophical study on the meaning and purpose of laughter was first translated into English in 1911. Since that time there have been other editions, but there is currently no readily available edition. Yet, Bergson`s Laughter is one of his most important works, as explores the purposes and effects of laughter through philosophy and through a literary analysis of comedic works. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Laugh"ter\, n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G.
gel["a]chter, Icel. hl[=a]tr, Dan. latter. See {Laugh}, v. i.
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A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face,
particularly of the lips, 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. See {Laugh}, v. i.
The act of laughter, which is 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. --Sir T.
Browne.
Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning
with laughter. --Longfellow.
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| | Related Terms: | | amusement, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chortling, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, frivolity, fun, gales of laughter, giggle, glee, gleefulness, guffaw, ha-ha, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, high glee, hilariousness, hilarity, ho-ho, Homeric laughter, horselaugh, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, laugh, laughing, levity, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, risibility, roar of laughter, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, snicker, snickering, snigger, sniggering, snort, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk |
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