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/lɐːf/
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/lɑːf/
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Northern-England, Scotland:
/laf/
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General-American:
lăf
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General-American:
/læf/
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An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His deep laughs boomed through the room.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A fun person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, UK
Examples
a good laugh 2010, The Times, March 14, 2010, Tamzin Outhwaite, the unlikely musical star Outhwaite is a good laugh, yes, she knows how to smile: but deep down, she really is strong and stern.
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Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Don't laugh at my new hat, man!
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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To express by, or utter with, laughter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he told a very funny joke he knows a million gags thanks for the laugh he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: joke, gag, jest, jape
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
Narrower terms: belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot, dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story, ethnic joke, funny story, good story, funny remark, funny, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag, visual joke
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: facial expression, facial gesture
the sound of laughing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: laughter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
Narrower terms: cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, belly laugh, hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw, snicker, snort, snigger, titter
produce laughter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: express joy, express mirth
Antonyms: cry
Broader terms: express emotion, express feelings
Narrower terms: bray, bellylaugh, roar, howl, snicker, snigger, giggle, titter, break up, crack up, cackle, guffaw, laugh loudly, chuckle, chortle, laugh softly, convulse, cachinnate
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *klek- Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan Old English hliehhander. Old English hlæhhan Middle English laughen, laghen English laugh From Middle English laughen, laghen, from (Anglian) Old English hlæhhan, hlehhan, (West Saxon) hliehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Cognates Germanic: Scots lauch (“to laugh”), Yola leeigh, leigh (“to laugh”), North Frisian laache, lachi, laake, loache, lååke (“to laugh”), Saterland Frisian laachje (“to laugh”), West Frisian laitsje (“to laugh”), Alemannic German lache (“to laugh”), Cimbrian lachan (“to laugh”), Dutch, German, and Low German lachen (“to laugh”), Luxembourgish laachen (“to laugh”), Yiddish לאַכן (lakhn, “to laugh”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish le (“to laugh”), Elfdalian läa (“to laugh”), Faroese læa (“to laugh”), Icelandic hlæja (“to laugh”), Norwegian Nynorsk le, læ, læja (“to laugh”), Crimean Gothic lachen (“to laugh”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan, “to laugh”). Indo-European: Breton kloc'h (“bell”), Irish clog (“bell; clock”), Manx and Scottish Gaelic clag (“bell”), Welsh cloch (“bell”), Russian клекота́ть (klekotátʹ), клокота́ть (klokotátʹ), клохта́ть (kloxtátʹ, “to cluck, cackle”).
Across languages
Translations 485 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
lag
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Akatek :
tze'
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Albanian :
qeshje
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Southern Altai :
кӱлкӱ
(külkü)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Arabic :
ضَحْكَة
(ḍaḥka)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Aramaic :
ܓܘܚܟܐ
(gūḥkā)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Armenian :
ծիծաղ
(cicaġ)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Aromanian :
arãs
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Asturian :
risa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Aymara :
laru
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Basque :
barre
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Central Bikol :
ulok
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Bulgarian :
смях
(smjah)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Catalan :
riure
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Chinese Mandarin :
笑聲 /笑声
(xiàoshēng)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Chinese Mandarin :
笑
(xiào)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Czech :
smích
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Danish :
latter
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Dolgan :
күлүү
(külüü)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Dutch :
lach
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Esperanto :
rido
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Estonian :
naer
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Faroese :
látur
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Finnish :
nauru
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
French :
rire
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Friulian :
ridade
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Friulian :
ridi
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Galician :
risa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Galician :
riso
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Galician :
risada
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Galician :
gargallada
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Georgian :
სიცილი
(sicili)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
German :
Lachen
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
German :
Lache
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Greek :
γέλιο
(gélio)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ancient Greek :
γέλως
(gélōs)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Hebrew :
צחוק
(tskhok)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Hungarian :
nevetés
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Icelandic :
hlátur
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ido :
rido
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Indonesian :
tawa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ingrian :
nagru
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ingrian :
nagro
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Irish :
gáire
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Italian :
riso
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Italian :
risata
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Japanese :
笑い
(warai)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Javanese :
guyu
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Kashmiri :
اَسُن
(asun)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Kazakh :
күлкі
(külkı)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Khmer :
សំណើច
(sɑmnaəc)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Korean :
웃음
(useum)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Korean :
웃음소리
(useumsori)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Central Kurdish :
پێکەنین
(pêkenîn)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Northern Kurdish :
ken
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Kyrgyz :
күлкү
(külkü)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Latgalian :
smīklys
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Latin :
rīsus
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Latvian :
smiekli
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Lithuanian :
juõkas
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Luxembourgish :
Laach
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Macedonian :
смеа
(smea)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Maguindanao :
tatawa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Malay :
ketawa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Malay :
gelak
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Malayalam :
ചിരി
(ciri)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Malayalam :
പൊട്ടിച്ചിരി
(poṭṭicciri)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Māori :
kata
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Māori :
ngio
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Marathi :
हास्य
(hāsya)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Nepali :
हाँस्नु
(hā̃snu)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Norwegian :
latter
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Norwegian :
lått
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Occitan :
ris
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Occitan :
risada
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Odia :
ହସ
(hasa)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Old Church Slavonic :
въсмиꙗти сѧ
(vŭsmijati sę)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Persian :
خنده
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Polish :
śmiech
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Portuguese :
riso
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Portuguese :
risada
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Quechua :
asiy
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Romanian :
râs
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Romanian :
râset
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Romansh :
riez
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Romansh :
riem
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Romansh :
riöz
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Russian :
смех
(smex)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Russian :
хо́хот
(xóxot)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Sardinian :
rizu
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Sardinian :
risu
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Sardinian :
arrisu
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Sardinian :
errisu
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Scots :
lauch
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Serbo-Croatian :
smijȇh
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Slovak :
smiech
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Slovene :
smeh
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Somali :
qosol
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Lower Sorbian :
chachanje
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Lower Sorbian :
chach
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Upper Sorbian :
směchi
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Spanish :
risa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Spanish :
risica
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Swedish :
skratt
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Tagalog :
tawa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Tashelhit :
ḍṣṣa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Telugu :
నవ్వు
(navvu)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Telugu :
హసితము
(hasitamu)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Tetum :
hamnasa
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ukrainian :
сміх
(smix)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Ukrainian :
ре́гіт
(réhit)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Urdu :
ہنسی
(hansī)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Venetan :
rixo
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Venetan :
ridada
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Vietnamese :
tiếng cười
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Yiddish :
געלעכטער
(gelekhter)
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Zazaki :
huwate
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Zealandic :
lache
— expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
Albanian :
qeshje
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Asturian :
risa
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Dolgan :
күлүү
(külüü)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Dutch :
lach
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Finnish :
naurunaihe
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Finnish :
vitsi
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Ancient Greek :
γέλως
(gélōs)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Italian :
ludibrio
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Italian :
derisione
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Italian :
disdegno
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Italian :
ilarità
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Japanese :
笑い物
(waraimono)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Northern Kurdish :
pêkenîn
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Latin :
lūdibrium
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Māori :
pūhohe
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Norwegian :
vits
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Portuguese :
sarro
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Russian :
смех
(smex)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Russian :
умо́ра
(umóra)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Russian :
шу́тка
(šútka)
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Zazaki :
huwatış
— something that provokes mirth or scorn
Afrikaans :
lag
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Albanian :
qesh
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Southern Altai :
кӱлер
(küler)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Amharic :
ሣቀ
(śaḳä)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Andi :
волълъиду
(vollsidu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chungli Ao :
menü
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Arabic :
ضَحِكَ
(ḍaḥika)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chadian Arabic :
ضحك
(dihik)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Arabic :
ضحك
(ḍiḥik)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Aramaic :
ܓܚܟ
(gəḥaḵ, gəḥeḵ)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Armenian :
ծիծաղել
(cicaġel)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Aromanian :
arãdu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Assamese :
হঁহা
(hõha)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Assamese :
হাঁহা
(hãha)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Assamese :
হাহোঁন
(hahü̃n)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Asturian :
rir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Asturian :
rise
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Avar :
велъизе
(welsize)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Aymara :
laruña
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Azerbaijani :
gülmək
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Bashkir :
көлөү
(kölöw)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Basque :
barre egin
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Belarusian :
смяя́цца
(smjajácca)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Belarusian :
рагата́ць
(rahatácʹ)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Bende :
kuséká
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Bengali :
উপহাস করা
(upohaś kora)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Bengali :
হাসা
(haśa)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Breton :
c'hoarzin
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Bulgarian :
сме́я се
(sméja se)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Burmese :
ရယ်
(rai)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Catalan :
riure
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Cebuano :
katawa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chechen :
дела
(dela)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Cherokee :
ᎤᏰᏘᏍᎦ
(uyetisga)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chichewa :
kuséka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chickasaw :
ollali
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chinese Cantonese :
笑
(siu3)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chinese :
щё
(xio)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Eastern Min Chinese :
笑
(chiéu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Gan Chinese :
笑
(xieu4)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hakka Chinese :
笑
(seu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chinese :
笑
(chhiò / chhiàu / siàu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Jin Chinese :
笑
(xiau3)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chinese Mandarin :
笑
(xiào)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Chinese Mandarin :
發笑 /发笑
(fāxiào)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Northern Min Chinese :
笑
(sia̿u)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Wu Chinese :
笑
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Xiang Chinese :
笑
(siau4)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Choctaw :
yukpa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Crimean Gothic :
lachen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Czech :
smát se
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Dalmatian :
redro
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Danish :
le
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Danish :
grine
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Dolgan :
күл
(kül)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Dutch :
lachen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ifè :
rã́ã̀rĩ́
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Elfdalian :
läa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Esperanto :
ridi
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Estonian :
naerma
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Even :
ининдэй
(iņindəj)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Evenki :
инеми
(iņemi)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ewe :
ko nu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Extremaduran :
riyil
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Fang (Bantu) :
-weñ
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Faroese :
flenna
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Faroese :
grína
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Faroese :
læa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Finnish :
nauraa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
French :
rire
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
West-Frisian :
laitsje
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Friulian :
ridi
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Galician :
rir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Georgian :
გაცინება
(gacineba)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Georgian :
სიცილი
(sicili)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
German :
lachen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
German :
lache
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Gothic :
𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽
(hlahjan)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Greek :
γελάω
(geláo)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Greek :
γελώ
(geló)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ancient Greek :
γελάω
(geláō)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Greenlandic :
illarpoq
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Greenlandic :
illaatigaa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Paraguayan Guarani :
puka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Gungu :
kuseka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Haitian Creole :
ri
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hausa :
dāra
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hawaiian :
ʻakaʻaka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hawaiian :
'aka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hebrew :
צָחַק
(tsakhák)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hindi :
हँसना
(hãsnā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hindi :
हंसना
(hansnā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Hungarian :
nevet
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Icelandic :
hlæja
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ido :
ridar
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Igala :
ny'ányí
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Igbo :
chị̀ ọchị̀
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Indonesian :
tertawa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ingrian :
nagraa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ingush :
вела
(vela)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Interlingua :
rider
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Irish :
gáir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Irish :
déan gáire
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Isoko :
hwẹ
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Italian :
ridere
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Japanese :
笑う
(warau)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Javanese :
guyu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Jeju :
웃다
(utda)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kashmiri :
اَسُن
(asun)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kashubian :
smiôc
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kazakh :
күлу
(külu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Khmer :
សើច
(saəc)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kituba :
seka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kituba :
kuseka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kongo :
kuseka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Korean :
웃다
(utda)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Middle Korean :
웃〯다〮
(wǔstá)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kumyk :
кюлемек
(külemek)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Central Kurdish :
پێکەنین
(pêkenîn)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Northern Kurdish :
kenîn
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kwanyama :
okujola
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Kyrgyz :
күлүү
(külüü)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lao :
ສວນ
(sūan)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lao :
ຫົວ
(hūa)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Latin :
rīdeō
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Latvian :
smieties
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Latvian :
smiet
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lingala :
seke
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lithuanian :
juoktis
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Louisiana Creole :
ri
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lü :
ᦷᦃ
(ẋo)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lucumí :
rerí
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Luganda :
-seka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lutuv :
pahnyi
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Luxembourgish :
laachen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Macedonian :
се смее
(se smee)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Maithili :
हँसब
(hãsab)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Malay :
tawa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Malay :
ketawa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Malay :
gelak
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Malayalam :
പൊട്ടിച്ചിരിക്കുക
(poṭṭiccirikkuka)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Malayalam :
അട്ടഹസിക്കുക
(aṭṭahasikkuka)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Manchu :
ᡳᠨᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ
(injembi)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Māori :
kata
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Māori :
ngio
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Marathi :
हसणे
(hasaṇe)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Mauritian Creole :
riye
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Middle English :
laughen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Mirandese :
rir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Mizo :
nui
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Mongo :
seka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Mongolian :
инээх
(ineex)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Nanai :
инэктэури
(inekteuri)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Nepali :
हाँस्नु
(hā̃snu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ngunawal :
birrigai
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Nigerian Pidgin :
láf
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Nogai :
куьлуьв
(külüv)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Norman :
rithe
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Norwegian :
le
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Norwegian :
skratte
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Occitan :
rire
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Occitan :
rider
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Occitan :
arríder
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Old Occitan :
ridre
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Odia :
ହସିବା
(hasibā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ojibwe :
baapi
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Okinawan :
笑ゆん
(warayun)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Okinawan :
笑いん
(warain)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Church Slavic :
смиꙗти сѧ
(smijati sę)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Old East Slavic :
смиꙗти сꙗ
(smijati sja)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Old East Slavic :
смѣꙗти сꙗ
(smějati sja)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Old English :
hliehhan
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Old Tupi :
puká
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Oromo :
kolfuu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ossetian :
худын
(xudyn)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Paicî :
éa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Pashto :
خندل
(xandᶕl)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Persian :
خندیدن
(xandidan)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Polish :
śmiać się
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Polish :
rechotać
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Portuguese :
rir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Punjabi :
ਹੱਸਣਾ
(hassaṇā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Quechua :
asiy
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Rapa Nui :
kata
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Romani :
asal
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Romanian :
râde
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Romansh :
rir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Romansh :
reir
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Romansh :
rier
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Russian :
смея́ться
(smejátʹsja)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Russian :
рассмея́ться
(rassmejátʹsja)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Russian :
хохота́ть
(xoxotátʹ)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Russian :
ржать
(ržatʹ)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Russian :
регота́ть
(regotátʹ)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Northern Sami :
čaibmat
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Samoan :
'ata
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sanskrit :
हसति
(hasati)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Santali :
ᱞᱟᱸᱫᱟ
(lãda)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sardinian :
risulare
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sardinian :
ridere
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sardinian :
arriere
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sardinian :
riere
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Scots :
lauch
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Scottish Gaelic :
dèan gàire
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Serbo-Croatian :
смејати се
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Serbo-Croatian :
смијати се
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Serbo-Croatian :
smejati se
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Serbo-Croatian :
smijati se
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sicilian :
rìdiri
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sicilian :
arrìdiri
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sinhalese :
හිනා වෙනවා
(hinā wenawā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Slovak :
smiať sa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Slovene :
smejati
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Somali :
qoslid
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lower Sorbian :
smjaś se
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Lower Sorbian :
smjaś
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Upper Sorbian :
so smjeć
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Upper Sorbian :
so zasmjeć
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Spanish :
reír
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Sundanese :
gumujeng
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Swedish :
skratta
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tajik :
хандидан
(xandidan)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tamil :
சிரி
(ciri)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tatar :
көлергә
(kölergä)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tausug :
katawa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Telugu :
నవ్వు
(navvu)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ternate :
hohe
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tetum :
hanasa
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Thai :
ขํา
(kǎm)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Thai :
หัวเราะ
(hǔua-rɔ́)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tibetan :
གད་མོ་ཤོར་བ
(gad mo shor ba)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tongan :
kata
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Tumbuka :
seka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Turkish :
gülmek
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ottoman Turkish :
گولمك
(gülmek)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Turkmen :
gülmek
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ugaritic :
𐎕𐎈𐎖
(ṣḥq)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ukrainian :
смія́тися
(smijátysja)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Ukrainian :
регота́ти
(rehotáty)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Urdu :
ہنسنا
(hãsnā)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Uyghur :
كۈلمەك
(külmek)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Uzbek :
kulmoq
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Venetan :
rìdar
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Vietnamese :
cười
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Volapük :
smilön
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Walloon :
rire
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Welsh :
chwerthin
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
West Makian :
ae
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Wolof :
rea
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Xhosa :
hleka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Yaghnobi :
хантак
(xantak)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Yiddish :
לאַכן
(lakhn)
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Yoruba :
rẹ́rìn-ín
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Zazaki :
huwayen
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Zhuang :
hu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Zhuang :
riu
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Zulu :
hleka
— show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds
Albanian :
gazmor
— be or appear cheerful
Chickasaw :
ollali
— be or appear cheerful
Czech :
smát se
— be or appear cheerful
Danish :
smile
— be or appear cheerful
Danish :
grine
— be or appear cheerful
Dutch :
lachen
— be or appear cheerful
Finnish :
iloita
— be or appear cheerful
Finnish :
nauraa
— be or appear cheerful
German :
lachen
— be or appear cheerful
Greek :
γελάω
(geláo)
— be or appear cheerful
Icelandic :
hlæja
— be or appear cheerful
Ido :
ridar
— be or appear cheerful
Northern Kurdish :
kenîn
— be or appear cheerful
Middle English :
laughen
— be or appear cheerful
Norwegian :
le
— be or appear cheerful
Portuguese :
jubilar
— be or appear cheerful
Quechua :
chikchiy
— be or appear cheerful
Lower Sorbian :
smjaś se
— be or appear cheerful
Upper Sorbian :
so smjeć
— be or appear cheerful
Zazaki :
huwen
— be or appear cheerful
Ainu :
エミナ
(emina)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Albanian :
tall
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Albanian :
përqesh
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Armenian :
ծիծաղել
(cicaġel)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Bashkir :
көлөү
(kölöw)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Bulgarian :
осмивам
(osmivam)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Catalan :
riure's de
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Chinese Cantonese :
笑
(siu3)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Chinese Mandarin :
嘲笑
(cháoxiào)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Czech :
posmívat se
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Danish :
le ad
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Danish :
gøre sig lystig over
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Dutch :
lachen
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Dutch :
uitlachen
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Finnish :
pilkata
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Finnish :
nauraa
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
French :
se rire de
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
French :
se moquer de
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
German :
auslachen
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Greek :
γελάω
(geláo)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Hawaiian :
ʻakaʻaka
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Icelandic :
hlæja
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Ido :
mokar
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Japanese :
笑い飛ばす
(warai tobasu)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Japanese :
嘲笑う
(azawarau)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Northern Kurdish :
pê kenîn
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Latin :
rīdēre
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Macedonian :
се потсмева
(se potsmeva)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Macedonian :
исмејува
(ismejuva)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Malayalam :
പരിഹസിക്കുക
(parihasikkuka)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Mizo :
nuihzat
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Mizo :
nuihsawh
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Mizo :
nuih
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Norwegian :
le
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Old English :
āhliehhan
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Polish :
wyśmiewać
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Polish :
obśmiewać
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Portuguese :
zoar
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Portuguese :
tirar sarro
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Portuguese :
caçoar
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Portuguese :
escarnecer
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Romanian :
râde de
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Russian :
смея́ться
(smejátʹsja)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Russian :
насмеха́ться
(nasmexátʹsja)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Russian :
высме́ивать
(vysméivatʹ)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Russian :
вы́смеять
(výsmejatʹ)
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Slovene :
zasmehovati
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Spanish :
reírse de
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Swedish :
skratta
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Zazaki :
pey huwen
— make an object of laughter or ridicule
Albanian :
përqesh
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Danish :
grine
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Dutch :
lachen
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Finnish :
naurattaa
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Finnish :
nauraa
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Icelandic :
hlæja
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Japanese :
一笑に付す
(isshō ni fusu)
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Northern Kurdish :
kenandin
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Macedonian :
засмева
(zasmeva)
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Mizo :
nuih
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Zazaki :
huwenayen
— affect or influence by means of laughter
Albanian :
qeshem
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Danish :
grine
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Dutch :
lachen
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Finnish :
nauraa
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Icelandic :
hlæja
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Northern Kurdish :
kenîn
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Norwegian :
le
— express by, or utter with, laughter
Zazaki :
cı huwen
— express by, or utter with, laughter
