English Explanatory Dictionary

Homeric laughter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing.

Word forms

Homeric laughter

Etymology

With reference to the "unquenchable laughter" (ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unceasing”) γέλως (gélōs, “laughter”)) of the gods in e.g. Iliad I. 599, Odyssey XX. 346.

Related words

Homeric laugh
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