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   Laugh·ter

   /ˈlaftər/

   

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   • 1. the action or sound of laughing: "he roared with laughter" Similar laughingchucklingchortlingguffawinggigglingtitteringsniggeringhowlingconvulsionsfitsinformal:hystericshootingrare:cachinnation

   Word Origin Old Englishhleahtor, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelächter, also to laugh.

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   How does laughter affect one's mood?

   • Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain. Activate and relieve your stress response. A rollicking laugh fires up and then cools down your stress response, and it can increase and then decrease your heart rate and blood pressure.

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   What are the different types of laughter?

   • The truth is that laughter isn’t always positive or healthy. According to science, it can be classified into different types, ranging from genuine and spontaneous to simulated (fake), stimulated (for example by tickling), induced (by drugs) or even pathological.

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   Is laughter a sign of good will?

   • the action or sound of laughing. an inner quality, mood, disposition, etc., suggestive of laughter; mirthfulness: a man of laughter and goodwill. an expression or appearance of merriment or amusement.

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   What is the origin of the word laughter?

   • Philosopher John Morreall theorizes that human laughter may have its biological origins as a kind of shared expression of relief at the passing of danger. Friedrich Nietzsche, by contrast, suggested laughter to be a reaction to the sense of existential loneliness and mortality that only humans feel.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word laughter, a sound of or as if of laughing. Find out how to use laughter in a sentence and explore related phrases and entries.

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   Laughter definition: the action or sound of laughing. . See examples of LAUGHTER used in a sentence.

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   Laughter. A child laughing. Clip of woman laughing. Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can rise from such activities as being tickled, [1 ...

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   laughter: 1 n the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn “he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd” Type of: activity any specific behavior n the sound of laughing Synonyms: laugh Types: show 8 types... hide 8 types... cachinnation loud convulsive laughter cackle a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle chortle , chuckle ...