laugh
English Thesaurus
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, |
| definition | : | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ethnic joke, |
| definition | : | a joke at the expense of some ethnic group (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | in-joke, |
| definition | : | a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | one-liner, |
| definition | : | a one-line joke (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | shaggy dog story, |
| definition | : | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sick joke, |
| definition | : | a joke in bad taste (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sight gag, visual joke, |
| definition | : | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) (noun.communication) |
2. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication)
3. the sound of laughing (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | utterance, vocalization, |
| definition | : | the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cachinnation, |
| definition | : | loud convulsive laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cackle, |
| definition | : | a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | chortle, chuckle, |
| definition | : | a soft partly suppressed laugh (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | giggle, |
| definition | : | a foolish or nervous laugh (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | belly laugh, guffaw, |
| definition | : | a burst of deep loud hearty laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | titter, |
| definition | : | a nervous restrained laugh (noun.communication) |
4. produce laughter (verb.body)
| hyponym | : | bray, |
| definition | : | laugh loudly and harshly (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | bellylaugh, |
| definition | : | laugh a deep, hearty laugh (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | howl, roar, |
| definition | : | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | giggle, titter, |
| definition | : | laugh nervously (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | cackle, |
| definition | : | emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | be overcome with laughter (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | cachinnate, |
| definition | : | laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way (verb.body) |
5. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | gagman, gagster, gagwriter, |
| definition | : | someone who writes comic material for public performers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | joker, jokester, |
| definition | : | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | act in a funny or teasing way (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | tell a joke; speak humorously (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, quip, |
| definition | : | make jokes or quips (verb.communication) |
6. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication)
7. produce laughter (verb.body)
| antonym | : | cry, weep, |
| definition | : | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain (verb.body) |
| also | : | laugh away, laugh off, |
| definition | : | deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, |
| definition | : | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugh, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugh, laughter, |
| definition | : | the sound of laughing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugher, |
| definition | : | a person who is laughing or who laughs easily (noun.person) |
8. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | gagman, gagster, gagwriter, |
| definition | : | someone who writes comic material for public performers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | joker, jokester, |
| definition | : | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | act in a funny or teasing way (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | tell a joke; speak humorously (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, quip, |
| definition | : | make jokes or quips (verb.communication) |
9. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication)
10. produce laughter (verb.body)
| antonym | : | cry, weep, |
| definition | : | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain (verb.body) |
| also | : | laugh away, laugh off, |
| definition | : | deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh, |
| definition | : | a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugh, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugh, laughter, |
| definition | : | the sound of laughing (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | laugher, |
| definition | : | a person who is laughing or who laughs easily (noun.person) |
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