Antonyms for laughters


Grammar : Noun
Spell : laf-ter, lahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæf tər, ˈlɑf-


Definition of laughters

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old English hleahtor, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (cf. Old Norse hlatr, Danish latter, Old High German lahtar, German Gelächter); see laugh (v.).
  • noun audible expression of amusement
  • noun amusement
Example sentences :
  • Jacky stopped suddenly, and withdrew from the laughters in lofty offence.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • There were whispers and laughters and sudden sweeping embarrassments.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 1 » by Compton Mackenzie
  • Sentences that drifted in the night, laughters, sighs—these were part of a mask.
  • Extract from : « Gargoyles » by Ben Hecht
  • Unmoved is my depth: but it sparkleth with swimming enigmas and laughters.
  • Extract from : « Thus Spake Zarathustra » by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • The same with my childish angers, my loves, and my laughters.
  • Extract from : « The Jacket (The Star-Rover) » by Jack London
  • And what were the ten reconciliations, and the ten truths, and the ten laughters with which my heart enjoyed itself?
  • Extract from : « Thus Spake Zarathustra » by Friedrich Nietzsche
  • There are laughters hideous and contemptible—aye, and even pathetic.
  • Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII » by Various
  • A broken, lurching music came from them, a nasal melody that moaned among the laughters.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • How in this chorus of laughters, joyous and terrible, is the laughter of Shakespeare distinguishable?
  • Extract from : « Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 » by Various

Synonyms for laughters

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