gelast
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Even if we grant that the "gelasts" are getting reduced to the dimensions of a petty sect, the consideration need not deter us from choosing laughter as our theme."
- "The phenomena presented by the misogelast, or laughter-hater; the agelast, or non-laugher; the gelast, who is the laugher himself, and the hypergelast, who is the laugher gone intemperate, are looked into, and as far as possible accounted for, by Dr. Sully."
- "So it might well be the other way round; not the agelast or misolgeast is "somewhat insensitive" to the ways of his fellows but the gelast or hypergelast."
- "A personality profjle of the gelast or agelast has not so far been convincingly established, nor has a pattern of humor been consistently demonstrated in individuals with different personality types."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laugher”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: γελαστής
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
Antonyms
agelast
nonlaugher