Look up: laughter

1. laughter
   [n] - the activity of laughing
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2. Laughter
   Laugh'ter noun [ Anglo-Saxon hleahtor ; akin to Old High German hlahtar , German gelächter , Icelandic hlātr , Danish latter . See Laugh , intransitive verb ] A movement (usual...
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3. laughter
   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, 'The act of laughter, which i...
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4. laughter
   noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; `he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd`
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5. Laughter
   • (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.
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6. laughter
   (from the article `humour`) In all its many-splendoured varieties, humour can be simply defined as a type of stimulation that tends to elicit the laughter reflex. Spontaneous ... The analogy with laughter—which, in some views, is itself a species of aesthetic interest—introduces a concept without which there can be no serious ...
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7. Laughter
   (from the article `comedy`) The French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941) analyzed the dialectic of comedy in his essay `Laughter,` which deals directly with the spirit of ...
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8. laughter
   laugh, laughter, laughing 1. To express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. 2. The act or so...
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9. laughter
   
   • the sound of laughing
   • the act of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn
   
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10. Laughter
    `Laughing` is a reaction to certain stimuli, fundamentally stress, which serves as an emotional balancing mechanism. Traditionally, it is considered a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from hearing a joke, being tickled, or other stimuli. It is in most cases a...
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11. Laughter
    (album) `Laughter` is an album by Ian Dury & The Blockheads; released in 1980, it was the last studio album Dury made for Stiff Records. It was also the last studio album he made with The Blockheads, until 1998`s Mr. Love Pants, though a live album Warts `n` Audience ...
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12. Laughter
    (film) `Laughter` is a 1930 film directed by Harry d`Abbadie d`Arrast and starring Fredric March, Nancy Carroll and Frank Morgan. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.<ref name="Osborne">--> Plot: Peggy is a Follies dancer who forsakes her life of car...
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13. Laughter
    (Bergson) `Laughter` is the title of a collection of three essays written by French philosopher Henri Bergson, first published in 1900. It was written in French, the original title is Le Rire. Essai sur la signification du comique ("Laughter, an essay on the meaning of the comic&q...
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