gelastic

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/d͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
  2. medicineRelating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.

Origin

From γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) + -ic.

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Translations

Icelandic hlátur-
  • hlátur-pertaining to laughter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gelastic

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APA

gelastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelastic

MLA

“gelastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelastic.

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