The Wordsmith Dictionary

Laugh, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Laughed; p. pr. & vb. n. Laughing. ] Etym: [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G.lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahh, Icel. hlæja. Dan. lee, Sw. le, Goth. hlahjan; perh. of imitative origin. ]

1. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o'er. Shak. He laugheth that winneth. Heywood's Prov.

2. Fig. : To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned. Dryden. In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy. Pope. To laugh at, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride. No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. Pope. -- To laugh in the sleeve, to laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at. -- To laugh out, to laugh in spite of some restraining influence; to laugh aloud. -- To laugh out of the other corner (or side ) of the mouth, to weep or cry; to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation. [Slang ]

LAUGH

LAUGH Laugh, v. t.

1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy Shak. I shall laugh myself to death. Shak.

2. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out. From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. Shak. To laugh away. (a ) To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret. (b ) To waste in hilarity. "Pompey doth this day laugh away his fortune. " Shak. -- To laugh down. (a ) To cause to cease or desist by laughter; as, to laugh down a speaker. (b ) To cause to be given up on account of ridicule; as, to laugh down a reform. -- To laugh one out of, to cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up; as, to laugh one out of a plan or purpose. -- To laugh to scorn, to deride; to treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise.

LAUGH

LAUGH Laugh, n.

Defn: An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i. And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith. That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh. F. W. Robertson.

LAUGHABLE

LAUGHABLE Laugh "a *ble, a.

Defn: Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable scene.

Syn. -- Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous. -- Laugh "a *ble *ness, n. -- Laugh "a *bly, adv.

LAUGHER

LAUGHER Laugh "er, n.

1. One who laughs.

2. A variety of the domestic pigeon.

LAUGHING

LAUGHING Laugh "ing, a. & n.

Defn: from Laugh, v. i. Laughing falcon (Zoöl.), a South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans ); -- so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing. -- Laughing gas (Chem. ), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an anæsthetic agent. -- Laughing goose (Zoöl.), the European white-fronted goose. -- Laughing gull. (Zoöl.) (a ) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus ); -- called also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and sea crow. (b ) An American gull (Larus atricilla ). In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. -- Laughing hyena (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena. -- Laughing jackass (Zoöl.), the great brown kingfisher (Dacelo gigas ), of Australia; -- called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera. -- Laughing owl (Zoöl.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies ) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.

LAUGHINGLY

LAUGHINGLY Laugh "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: With laughter or merriment.

LAUGHINGSTOCK

LAUGHINGSTOCK Laugh "ing *stock `, n.

Defn: An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. Shak. When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughingstock of his hearers. Macaulay.

LAUGHSOME

LAUGHSOME Laugh "some, a.

Defn: Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry. [R.]

LAUGHTER

Laugh "ter, n. Etym: [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G.gelächter, Icel. hlatr, Dan. latter. See Laugh, v. i. ]

Defn: 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.

LAUGHTERLESS

LAUGHTERLESS Laugh "ter *less, a.

Defn: Not laughing; without laughter.

LAUGHWORTHY

LAUGHWORTHY Laugh "wor `thy, a.

Defn: Deserving to be laughed at. [R.] B. Jonson.

New American Oxford Dictionary

laugh

laugh |laf læf | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision: she couldn't help laughing at his jokes | he laughed out loud | [ with direct speech ] : she laughed, “Not a chance. ” • (laugh at ) ridicule; scorn. • (laugh something off ) dismiss something embarrassing, unfortunate, or potentially serious by treating it in a lighthearted way or making a joke of it. • (be laughing ) informal be in a fortunate or successful position: if next year's model is as successful, Ford will be laughing. ▶noun 1 an act of laughing: she gave a loud, silly laugh. 2 (a laugh ) informal a thing that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision: that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal! | she decided to play along with him for a laugh . • a person who is good fun or amusing company: I like Peter —he's a good laugh . PHRASES be laughing all the way to the bank informal be making a great deal of money very easily. have the last laugh be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism. laugh one's head off laugh heartily or uncontrollably. laugh in someone's face show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence: figurative : vandals and muggers who laugh in the face of the law. the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc. ) the tables are turned and now the other person is the one who appears ridiculous: all the critics had laughed at him —well, the laugh was on them now. laugh like a drain Brit. informal laugh raucously. a laugh a minute very funny: it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dad. laugh out of the other side of one's mouth be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something: you'd be laughing out the other side of your mouth if we were sitting in jail right now. laugh someone /something out of court dismiss with contempt as being obviously ridiculous. laugh oneself silly (or sick ) laugh uncontrollably or for a long time. laugh something to scorn dated ridicule something. laugh up one's sleeve be secretly or inwardly amused. no laughing matter something serious that should not be joked about: heavy snoring is no laughing matter. play something for laughs (of a performer ) try to arouse laughter in an audience, esp. in inappropriate circumstances. ORIGIN Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter .

laughable

laugh a ble |ˈlafəbəl ˈlæfəbəl | ▶adjective so ludicrous as to be amusing: if it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable. DERIVATIVES laugh a bly |-blē |adverb [ as submodifier ] : his antics were laughably pretentious

laugher

laugh er |ˈlafər ˈlæfər | ▶noun 1 a person who laughs. 2 informal a sports contest or other competition that is so easily won by one team or competitor that it seems absurd.

laughing gas

laugh ing gas |ˈlæfɪŋ ˌɡæs | ▶noun nontechnical term for nitrous oxide.

laughing hyena

laugh ing hy e na ▶noun another term for spotted hyena.

laughing jackass

laugh ing jack ass ▶noun Austral. the laughing kookaburra. See kookaburra.

laughingly

laugh ing ly |ˈlafiNGlē ˈlæfɪŋli | ▶adverb with amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness: we finally reached what we laughingly called civilization. • in an amused way; with laughter.

laughingstock

laugh ing stock |ˈlafiNGˌstäk ˈlæfɪŋstɑk | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.

laughing thrush

laugh ing thrush ▶noun a gregarious thrushlike babbler of South and Southeast Asia, typically with dark gray or brown plumage and a boldly marked head, and having a cackling call. [Genus Garrulax, family Timaliidae: many species. ]

Laughlin

Laugh lin |ˈläklən, ˈläflən ˈlɔflɪn | a community in southern Nevada, across the Colorado River from Bullhead City; pop. 7,076 (2000 ).

laughter

laugh ter |ˈlaftər ˈlæftər | ▶noun the action or sound of laughing: he roared with laughter. ORIGIN Old English hleahtor, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelächter, also to laugh .

Laughton, Charles

Laugh ton, Charles |ˈlôtn ˈlɔtn | (1899 –1962 ), US actor, born in England. He is remembered for character roles such as Henry VIII (The Private Life of Henry VIII, 1933 ) and Captain Bligh (Mutiny on the Bounty, 1935 ); he also played Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 ).

Oxford Dictionary

laugh

laugh |lɑːf | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision: he rarely smiled or laughed | she couldn't help laughing at his jokes | we fell about laughing . • (laugh at ) treat with ridicule or scorn. • (laugh something off ) dismiss something by treating it in a light-hearted way: he laughed off suggestions that the company was in trouble. • (be laughing ) informal be in a fortunate or successful position: if next year's model is as successful, Ford will be laughing. ▶noun 1 an act of laughing: she gave a loud, silly laugh. 2 (a laugh ) informal something that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision: come along, it'll be a laugh | she decided to play along with him for a laugh | that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal! • a person who is good fun or amusing company: I like Peter —he's a good laugh . PHRASES be laughing all the way to the bank informal be making a great deal of money very easily. have the last laugh be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier scepticism. he who laughs last laughs longest proverb don't rejoice too soon, in case your delight at your own good fortune is premature. laugh one's head off laugh heartily or uncontrollably. laugh in someone's face show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence: I remonstrated with him but he just laughed in my face | figurative : vandals and muggers who laugh in the face of the law. the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc. ) the tables are turned and now the other person is the one who appears ridiculous: all the critics had laughed at him —well, the laugh was on them now. laugh like a drain Brit. informal laugh raucously. a laugh a minute very funny: it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dad. laugh on the other side of one's face (or N. Amer. out of the other side of one's mouth ) be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something. laugh someone /thing out of court Brit. dismiss with contempt as being obviously ridiculous. laugh oneself silly (or sick ) laugh uncontrollably or for a long time. laugh something to scorn dated ridicule something. laugh up one's sleeve be secretly or inwardly amused. no laughing matter something serious that should not be joked about: heavy snoring is no laughing matter. play something for laughs (of a performer ) try to arouse laughter in an audience, especially in inappropriate circumstances. ORIGIN Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter .

laughable

laugh |able |ˈlɑːfəb (ə )l | ▶adjective so ludicrous as to be amusing: if it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable. DERIVATIVES laughably adverb [ as submodifier ] : his antics were laughably pretentious

laugher

laugh ¦er |ˈlɑːfə | ▶noun 1 a person who laughs. 2 N. Amer. informal a sporting match or competition which is so easily won by one team or competitor that it seems absurd.

laughing gas

laugh |ing gas ▶noun non-technical term for nitrous oxide.

laughing hyena

laugh |ing hyena ▶noun another term for spotted hyena.

laughing jackass

laugh |ing jack |ass ▶noun Austral. dated the laughing kookaburra. See kookaburra.

laughingly

laugh |ing ¦ly |ˈlɑːfɪŋli | ▶adverb in an amused way; with laughter. • with amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness: we finally reached what we laughingly called civilization.

laughing stock

laugh |ing stock ▶noun a person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.

laughing-thrush

laughing-thrush ▶noun a gregarious thrush-like babbler of South and SE Asia, typically with dark grey or brown plumage and a boldly marked head, and a cackling call. ●Genus Garrulax, family Timaliidae: many species.

Laughlin

Laugh lin |ˈläklən, ˈläflən ˈlɔflɪn | a community in southern Nevada, across the Colorado River from Bullhead City; pop. 7,076 (2000 ).

laughter

laugh |ter |ˈlɑːftə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or sound of laughing: he roared with laughter. ORIGIN Old English hleahtor, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelächter, also to laugh .

Laughton, Charles

Laughton, Charles |ˈlɔːt (ə )n | (1899 –1962 ), British-born American actor. He is remembered for character roles such as Henry VIII (The Private Life of Henry VIII, 1933 ); he also played Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

laugh

laugh verb 1 Norma started to laugh excitedly: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, cackle, giggle, titter, twitter, snigger, snicker, yuk, tee-hee, burst out laughing, roar /hoot /howl with laughter, crack up, dissolve into laughter, split one's sides, be (rolling ) on the floor, be doubled up, be killing oneself (laughing ); informal be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles. 2 people laughed at his theories: ridicule, mock, deride, scoff at, jeer at, sneer at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, scorn; lampoon, satirize, parody; dismiss; informal send up, pooh-pooh. ▶noun 1 he gave a short laugh: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, twitter, tee-hee, snigger, snicker, yuk, roar /hoot /howl of laughter, belly laugh, horse laugh. 2 informal he was a laugh: joker, jokester, wag, wit, clown, jester, prankster, character; informal card, hoot, scream, riot, gas, barrel of laughs. 3 informal I entered the contest for a laugh: joke, prank, jest, escapade, caper, practical joke; informal hoot, lark. PHRASES laugh something off you have to just laugh off their stupid remarks: dismiss, make a joke of, make light of, shrug off, brush aside, scoff at; informal pooh-pooh.

laughable

laughable adjective 1 the government's new education policy is laughable: ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, risible, preposterous; foolish, silly, idiotic, stupid, asinine, nonsensical, crazy, insane, outrageous, harebrained, cockamamie; informal cockeyed, daffy. 2 if it weren't so tragic, it'd be laughable: amusing, funny, humorous, hilarious, uproarious, comical, comic, farcical.

laughingstock

laughingstock noun their new airport has been called the laughingstock of world air travel: butt, dupe, spectacle, figure of fun, stooge, fall guy.

laughter

laughter noun the sound of laughter: laughing, chuckling, chortling, guffawing, giggling, tittering, twittering, cackling, sniggering; informal hysterics.

Oxford Thesaurus

laugh

laugh verb 1 he started to laugh excitedly: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, cackle, howl, roar, tee-hee, burst out laughing, roar /hoot with laughter, shake with laughter, be convulsed with laughter, dissolve into laughter, split one's sides, hold one's sides, be doubled up; informal be in stitches, die laughing, be rolling in the aisles, laugh like a drain, bust a gut, break up, be creased up, crease up, fall about, crack up. ANTONYMS cry. 2 people laughed at Henry and his theories: ridicule, mock, deride, scoff at, jeer at, sneer at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, make jokes about, heap scorn on, scorn, pooh-pooh; lampoon, satirize, caricature, parody; taunt, tease, torment; informal send up, take the mickey out of; Austral. /NZ informal poke mullock at; Brit. vulgar slang take the piss out of; dated make sport of. PHRASES laugh something off she laughed off criticism with good humour: dismiss, make a joke of, make light of, refuse to acknowledge, overlook, turn a blind eye to, discount, ignore, disregard, shrug off, brush aside, scoff at, pooh-pooh, take no notice of, pay no attention to, play down, never mind; informal cock a snook at. ANTONYMS take something to heart. ▶noun 1 he gave a short laugh: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, ha-ha, tee-hee, snigger, roar of laughter, hoot of laughter, shriek of laughter, peal of laughter, belly laugh. 2 informal he was a right laugh: joker, comedian, comic, comedienne, humorist, wag, wit, entertainer, clown, funny man, funny woman, jester, prankster, character; informal card, case, caution, hoot, scream, riot, barrel of laughs; Austral. /NZ informal hard case. ANTONYMS bore, misery. 3 informal I entered the contest for a laugh: joke, prank, piece of fun, jest, escapade, adventure, caper, romp, practical joke, trick, bit of mischief; shenanigans, horseplay; informal lark, giggle, hoot.

laughable

laughable adjective 1 the idea that nuclear weapons deter anyone is laughable: ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, risible, preposterous, irrational, worthy of scorn, derisory; foolish, silly, idiotic, daft, stupid, nonsensical, senseless, asinine, fatuous, crazy, insane, hare-brained, scatterbrained, outrageous; informal cock-eyed. 2 if it wasn't so tragic, it'd be laughable: amusing, funny, humorous, hilarious, uproarious, comical, comic, entertaining, diverting, farcical, droll, side-splitting; informal rib-tickling, jokey, killing, priceless; rare jocose. ANTONYMS serious.

laughing stock

laughing stock noun they have become the laughing stock of world sport: figure of fun, object of ridicule, dupe, butt, fool, joke, standing joke, everybody's fool, stooge; fair game, everybody's target, victim, Aunt Sally; exhibition, spectacle; informal fall guy; Brit. informal goat.

laughter

laughter noun 1 the sound of conversation and laughter: laughing, chuckling, chortling, guffawing, giggling, tittering, sniggering, howling, convulsions, fits; informal hysterics, hooting; rare cachinnation. 2 a source of laughter: amusement, entertainment, humour, mirth, merriment, gaiety, hilarity, glee, jollity, jocularity, fun, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, joy, festivity, light-heartedness, blitheness. ANTONYMS despair, gloom, misery.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

laugh

laugh /læf |lɑːf / (! -ghは /f /) 〖原義は「おかしくて (心の底から )笑う」〗(名 )laughter 動詞～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing (→分詞 laughing )自動詞 1 a. 〈人が〉 (声を立てて )笑う ; 【光景話を】(見て聞いて )笑う ; 【人を】(からかって )あざ笑う , 嘲笑（ちようしよう）する ; 【問題などを】軽視する «at » (!声を立てる笑いを表す一般的な語; 主にsmileは声を立てずににっこりとほほえむこと, chuckleはくすくすと笑うこと, sneerは冷笑を表す ) ▸ No one laughed at his jokes .彼のジョークに笑った人はいなかった ▸ I'm afraid that people will laugh at me .人に笑われるのではないかと心配だ ▸ laugh at oneself (自分のことで )深く悩まない, 軽く考える ▸ burst out laughing どっと笑う ▸ I couldn't stop laughing .笑いが止まらなかった ▸ laugh out loud 突然大声で笑う ▸ laugh to oneself ひとり笑いをする ▸ He who laughs last (, ) laughs best [longest ]. ≒He laughs best who laughs last .｟ことわざ｠最後に笑う者が最もよく [長く ]笑う (!嫌なことをされた相手に「最後に笑うのはだれか今に見てろよ」といった気持ちをこめて ) ▸ Laugh and grow fat .｟ことわざ｠笑って太れ ; 「笑う門には福来たる」.｟作文のポイント｠そんなことをしたら笑われるよ .× You will be laughed if you do that .○ You will be laughed at if you do that .❢laugh単独では受け身にできない; atを伴ってbe laughed atとする .b. 【失敗などを】(思い出して )笑う , 笑いたい気持ちになる «about » ▸ We'll be laughing about this one day .これもいつか笑い話になるよ (!失敗をなぐさめて ) 2 〈動物が〉笑い声に似た声で鳴く ; ｟詩｠〈景色自然物などが〉陽気そうに見える .他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈同意など〉を笑って示す ; ｟書｠〖直接話法〗笑って … と言う , …と言って笑う (→say 他動詞 1a ).2 …な笑い方をする (!a ＋形容詞＋laugh (名詞 1 )の形で同族目的語をとる ) ▸ laugh a loud laugh 大声で笑う .3 〖～ oneself C 〗笑ってC 〈状態〉になる (!Cは形容詞 ) ▸ laugh oneself silly (頭が変になるほど )大笑いする 4 〖～ A from B /off B 〗A 〈人〉を笑ってB 〈舞台など〉から降ろす ; 〖～ A into B 〗A 〈人〉を笑ってB 〈状態〉にする ; 〖～ A out of B 〗A 〈人〉を笑ってBをやめさせる [から追い出す ]▸ The audience laughed me off the stage .聴衆に笑われて私はステージから降りた ▸ laugh A into silence A 〈人〉をあざ笑って黙らせる be l á ughing ｟英くだけた話｠(良い結果が得られ )うれしい, 笑いが止まらない ; 心配ない ; 優位な立場にいる .D ò n't make me l á ugh .｟話くだけて｠笑わせないでくれ (!相手の不適当な発言不可能な提案を非難して ) .l à ugh and j ó ke ＝smoke (→rhyming slang ).l à ugh and t í tter ＝bitter (→rhyming slang ).l à ugh aw á y 笑い続ける .l à ugh A aw á y [aw á y A ]A 〈心配うわさ話など〉を笑いとばす ; A 〈時〉を笑って過ごす .l à ugh A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]A 〈人〉を笑って黙らせる ; A 〈提案など〉をばかにしてはねつける .l à ugh one's h é ad ò ff 笑い転げる .l à ugh A ó ff [ó ff A ]｟くだけて｠A 〈困難な状況〉を笑いとばす ; A 〈失敗など〉を笑ってごまかす .l á ugh over A A 〈手紙など〉を笑って読む ; A 〈話〉を思い出して笑う .l à ugh till [until ] one cr í es 涙が出るほど笑う .not kn ò w whether to l à ugh or cr ý (当惑して )どうしてよいかわからない (!悪い事だが, どこかこっけいさがある事が起こったとき ) .You h à ve [You've g ò t ] to l á ugh (at A ).｟くだけた話｠(困難な状況でも )(Aについて )楽しい [おもしろい ]面もあるよ (!相手を励ますなどして ) .You m à ke me l á ugh! 君 (の言ったこと )はばかげている (↑Don't make me laugh .).名詞複～s /-s /C 1 〖通例a ～〗 «…に対する » 笑い ; 笑い声 «at » (→laughter 1 )▸ say with a laugh 笑って言う ▸ give a little laugh ちょっと笑う ▸ a cheerful laugh 愉快そうな笑い 2 ｟主に英｠〖a ～; しばしば修飾語を伴って〗a. (一緒にいて )愉快な人 , おもしろい人 ▸ He's really a good laugh .彼は本当におもしろいやつだ (≒ He's really good for a laugh .)b. ｟くだけて｠笑わせる物 [事 ]; お笑い草 .be a l à ugh r í ot = be a l à ugh a m í nute ｟くだけて｠おもしろい ; ｟時におどけて皮肉で｠つまらない .for a l á ugh [l á ughs ]｟英くだけて｠楽しみで ; 単にふざけて ; 気晴らしに .g è t [r à ise ] a l á ugh ｟主に英｠〈人が〉笑いをとる [誘う ]; 〈発言が〉うける .h à ve a (g ò od ) l á ugh ｟英くだけて｠楽しむ ; 【苦しかったことを】(後で振り返ってほかの人と )笑う «about » .h à ve [｟米｠g è t ] the l à st l á ugh (途中で劣勢に思えても )【人を】最後に見返して笑う «at » .～́ l ì nes ｟米｠(目元の )笑いじわ .l á ugh ness 名詞

laughable

l á ugh a ble 形容詞〖通例be ～〗〈考えなどが〉真剣にはとれない, ばかげている .l á ugh a bly 副詞

laughing

l á ugh ing 形容詞 1 笑っている (ような ); 陽気な ▸ a laughing face 笑顔 2 笑うべき, おかしい ▸ It's [That's ] no laughing matter .笑い事ではない名詞 U 笑うこと, 笑い .～́ g à s 〘化〙笑気〘麻酔用として用いる亜酸化窒素 (nitrous oxide )のこと〙.～̀ j á ckass 〘鳥〙ワライカワセミ (kookaburra ) 〘オーストラリア産の大きなカワセミの一種; 甲高い笑うような声で鳴く〙.～́ st ò ck 物笑いの種 .

laughingly

l á ugh ing ly 副詞〖文中で〗1 (名が体を表していないので )笑ってしまうけれど〈呼ぶ言うなど〉.2 笑いながら .

laughter

laugh ter /lǽftə r |lɑ́ːf -/ (! -gh-は /f /) →laugh 名詞 U 1 笑い ; 笑い声 ; 〖ト書きで〗笑い (!(1 )laughと違って ╳a ～としない. (2 )laughより連続的な笑いで, 笑い声に重点がある ) ▸ roar with laughter どっと笑う ▸ burst [break ] into laughter わっと笑い出す ▸ in fits of laughter 爆笑して ▸ dissolve into laughter 抑えきれずに笑い出す ▸ Laughter is the best medicine .｟ことわざ｠笑いは最良の薬 2 (笑っている時感じる )おかしさ , 楽しさ .3 笑い顔, 喜びの表情 .～́ l ì nes ｟英｠＝laugh lines .