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LAUGHTER
laughter
(noun) the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; “he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd”
laugh, laughter
(noun) the sound of laughing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laughter (usually uncountable, plural laughters)
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
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.
(archaic) A reason for merriment.
Anagrams
• laughtre
Proper noun
Laughter (plural Laughters)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laughter is the 15210th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1937 individuals. Laughter is most common among White (83.58%) and null (10.17%) individuals.
Anagrams
• laughtre
Source: Wiktionary
Laugh"ter, n. Etym: [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G. gelächter, Icel. hlatr, Dan. latter. See Laugh, v. i. ]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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