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gelastic

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d???læst?k/
  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

gelastic

  1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
  2. (medicine) Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.

Related terms

  • agelast
  • agelastic
  • hypergelast

Translations

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agelast

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ????????? (agélastos, not laughing), from ????? (gelá?, to laugh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?e?d???.læst/
  • Hyphenation: age?last

Noun

agelast (plural agelasts)

  1. (rare) one who never laughs (especially at jokes); a mirthless person
    Antonym: cachinnator, hypergelast

Related terms

  • agelastic
  • gelastic

Translations

Further reading

  • Peter Novobatzky & Ammon Shea, "Depraved and Insulting English", Harcourt Inc. 2001 ?ISBN

Anagrams

  • algates, lastage, tag sale

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