LAUGHTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does laughter mean?
• LAUGHTER (noun)
The noun LAUGHTER has 2 senses:
1. the sound of laughing
2. the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
Familiarity information: LAUGHTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LAUGHTER (noun)
Meaning:
The sound of laughing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
laugh; laughter
Hypernyms ("laughter" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laughter"):
cachinnation (loud convulsive laughter)
cackle (a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle)
chortle; chuckle (a soft partly suppressed laugh)
giggle (a foolish or nervous laugh)
belly laugh; guffaw (a burst of deep loud hearty laughter)
ha-ha; haw-haw; hee-haw; horselaugh (a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing)
snicker; snigger; snort (a disrespectful laugh)
titter (a nervous restrained laugh)
Meaning:
The activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd
Hypernyms ("laughter" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
