laughter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: laughter	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for laughter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laughter n the sound of laughing Synonym(s): laugh, laughter the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Laughter \Laugh"ter\, n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G. gel[84]chter, Icel. hl[be]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.