laughlike

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adjective

Pertaining to or reminiscent of a laugh.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English laugh →
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Meanings

adjectivelaughlike (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to or reminiscent of a laugh.

    The careless smile, like a bright banner borne: The laughlike merriment; the lip of scorn; And for a cloak, what is there that can be So difficult to pierce as gaiety?

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Chapter XII. Lady Marchmont’s Journal.”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 82

Origin

  1. Englishlaugh
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishlaughlike

From laugh + -like.

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Translations

Finnish naurun kaltainen
  • naurun kaltainenTranslations
German lachähnlich
  • lachähnlichTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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