Laughter
11laughter — We laugh at things that are laughable, but also laugh exultantly at a success, or bitterly at a failure, or at the unexpected or even the typical. We may even laugh but not at anything with pure joy, or nervousness, or embarrassment, or merely… …
12laughter — laughterless, adj. /laf teuhr, lahf /, n. 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… …
13Laughter — Filmdaten Originaltitel Laughter Produktionsland USA …
14laughter — laugh|ter [ læftər ] noun uncount ** the sound of someone laughing: The children s laughter drifted down the street. a. enjoyment or happiness expressed by laughing: scream/roar/shriek with laughter. (=laugh very loudly): His performance had… …
15laughter — noun (U) the act of laughing or sound of people laughing: We could hear riotous laughter from next door. | roar/howl/shriek with laughter (=laugh very loudly) | dissolve into laughter (=start to laugh when you have been trying not to) …
16laughter */*/ — UK [ˈlɑːftə(r)] / US [ˈlæftər] noun [uncountable] a) the sound of someone laughing The children s laughter drifted down the street. b) enjoyment or happiness expressed by laughing scream/roar/shriek with laughter (= laugh very loudly): His… …
17laughter — noun /ˈlɑːftə,ˈlæftɚ/ a) The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. Their loud laughter betrayed their presence b) A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, with a… …
18laughter — There is not much in the Bible in praise of laughter as an expression of pleasure and paradox; Ps. 126:2 is one of the rare instances. However, there are those who laugh at others misfortune (Job 30:1), as well as those who laugh their way self… …
19laughter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. laughing, guffaw, snicker, giggle, titter, chuckle. See rejoicing. Ant., tears, crying. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chortling, chuckling, guffawing, tittering, giggling, shouting, roaring, crowing,… …
20laughter — noun 1) the laughter subsided Syn: laughing, chuckling, chortling, guffawing, giggling, tittering, sniggering 2) a source of laughter Syn: amusement, entertainment, humour, mirth …