Meaning
The sound that people make when they laugh.
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Word origin
From Old English hleahtor, built on the same root as the verb laugh.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hleahtor
- English cognates
- laugh
Examples
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Here "laughter" is the sound of many people laughing.
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"Laughter" is uncountable, so it has no plural form.
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"Laughter" is the noun; "laugh" is the verb.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 8: laughter, wine, south and 7 more words.