Homeric laughter

Homeric laughter
loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.

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  • Homeric laughter — n. loud, unrestrained laughter …   English World dictionary

  • Homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods. * * * Homeric laughter noun Loud inextinguishable laughter (Gr asbestos gelos, from Iliad, 1.599) • • • Main Entry: ↑Homeric * * * Homeric laughter, loud, hearty laughter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Homeric laughter — noun Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing …   Wiktionary

  • laughter — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, amusement, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chortling, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, frivolity, fun, gales of laughter, giggle, glee,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Homeric — /hoʊˈmɛrɪk/ (say hoh merik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer, or his poetry. 2. heroic or imposing in proportion or character: Homeric laughter. –noun 3. → epic (def. 7) …  

  • cackle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, babble, babblement, bark, bavardage, bawl, be in stitches, belch, bellow, belly laugh, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blare, blat, blather, blether, blethers, blubber, boff, boffola, boom,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • chortle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chuckle …   Moby Thesaurus

  • chuckle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle …   Moby Thesaurus

  • crow — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, aphonia, artificial voice, bar, bark, bawl, be in stitches, beam, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blat, blow, blubber, bluster, boff, boffola, boom, brag, bray, break up, breathe, broken speech, broken… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • giggle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle …   Moby Thesaurus

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