Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypergelast

/ˌhaɪpəɹd͡ʒəˈlæst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ge-last
IPA: /ˌhaɪpəɹd͡ʒəˈlæst/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who laughs excessively.

Example Sentences

"America had become a laughing nation, a country of frivolists and hypergelasts, a culture dangerously out of control."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪpəɹd͡ʒəˈlæst/

Inflected Forms

hypergelasts (plural)

Synonyms

cachinnator

Antonyms

agelast

Questions

How do you pronounce hypergelast?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪpəɹd͡ʒəˈlæst/.
What does hypergelast mean?: Someone who laughs excessively.
Where does hypergelast come from?: From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”).

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