Meanings
plural laugh lines
- plural normallyEither of the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth.
She studied his face. The bushy brows he refused to let her trim, the laugh lines that branched out from his nostrils to kiss the edges of his full lips, the chin that could have been chiselled out of stone.
2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 157Synonyms: smile line, nasolabial fold, laughter lines
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鼻唇溝 /鼻唇沟, 法令紋 /法令纹
- 鼻唇溝 /鼻唇沟Translations
- 法令紋 /法令纹Translations
Japanese ほうれい線, 鼻唇溝
- ほうれい線 (hōreisen)Translations
- 鼻唇溝 (bishinkō)Translations
Portuguese bigode chinês
- bigode chinêsTranslations
Cite this entry
laugh line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20line
“laugh line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh%20line.
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