laughsome

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adjective

Marked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English laugh →
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Meanings

adjectivelaughsome (comparative more laughsome, superlative most laughsome)

comparative more laughsome · superlative most laughsome

  1. rareMarked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry

Origin

  1. Englishlaugh
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishlaughsome

From laugh + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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