Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lack-laughter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
lack--laugh-ter
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cheerless; sombre; serious.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lack + laughter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lack-laughter (comparative) most lack-laughter (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does lack-laughter mean?
Cheerless; sombre; serious.
Where does lack-laughter come from?
From lack + laughter.

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