laughter

«laughter» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the sound or act of laughing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (laughter — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Laughter is the sound or act of laughing. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sarah's laughter at Isaac's birth is read as joy. The name Isaac comes from the Hebrew word for laughter. Job promises laughter as a sign of restored joy, while Proverbs and Ecclesiastes warn that laughter can hide sorrow or be empty. In the primary lessons: In stories and everyday life, laughter shows happiness, fun or relief; «roar with laughter», «burst into laughter» and «fits of laughter» describe strong laughing. In health lessons, laughter is good for mood and helps people feel close. Laughter can also be unkind if people laugh at someone; kind laughter is laughing with them. Phrases: burst into laughter, roars of laughter, full of laughter, laughter is the best medicine.

examples

• And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.' (Torah GEN.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting. (Writings JOB.8.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Even in laughter the heart acheth; and the end of mirth is heaviness. (Writings PRO.14.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?' (Writings ECC.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The room was filled with laughter. tree →
• We burst into laughter at the funny video. tree →
• The audience roared with laughter. tree →
• I could hear laughter from the playground. tree →
• Laughter is the best medicine, Grandma says. tree →
• Her laughter was so loud that everyone turned around. tree →
• Again the boys shouted with laughter. tree →

note

Uncountable: «a lot of laughter», not «laughters». Spelling: «augh» says «af» in laugh and laughter. Verb: laugh. Adjective: laughable (silly).

In the corpora

• And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'
• Even in laughter the heart acheth; and the end of mirth is heaviness.
• Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.
• I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?'
• Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «laughter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.