Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laughlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laugh-like
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or reminiscent of a laugh.

Example Sentences

"The careless smile, like a bright banner borne: The laughlike merriment; the lip of scorn; And for a cloak, what is there that can be So difficult to pierce as gaiety?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English laugh Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English laughlike From laugh + -like.

Questions

What does laughlike mean?: Pertaining to or reminiscent of a laugh.
Where does laughlike come from?: Etymology tree English laugh Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English laughlike From laugh + -like.

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