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laugh⋅ter
[laf-ter, lahf-] 
tər
–noun
| 1. | the action or sound of laughing. |
| 2. | an inner quality, mood, disposition, etc., suggestive of laughter; mirthfulness: a man of laughter and goodwill. |
| 3. | an expression or appearance of merriment or amusement. |
| 4. | Archaic. an object of laughter; subject or matter for amusement. |
Related forms:
laugh⋅ter⋅less, adjective
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| laugh·ter (lāf'tər, läf'-) n.
[Middle English, from Old English hleahtor.] |
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Laughter
Laugh"ter\, n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G. gel["a]chter, Icel. hl[=a]tr, Dan. latter. See Laugh, v. i. ] 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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Language Translation for : laughter
Spanish:
risa, carcajada,
German:
das Gelächter,
Japanese:
笑い
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