"laughter" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The sound of laughing (synset 107141714)
is a type of: utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
subtypes:
- cachinnation - loud convulsive laughter
- cackle - a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
- chortle, chuckle - a soft partly suppressed laugh
- giggle - a foolish or nervous laugh
- belly laugh, guffaw - a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
- ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugh - a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
- snicker, snigger, snort - a disrespectful laugh
- titter - a nervous restrained laugh
same as: laugh
The activity of laughing;
The manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn (synset 101074326)
"he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

is a type of: activity - any specific behavior