a hearty laugh

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• Laugh — Laugh, n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] That man is a bad man who has not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hearty — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] heartier, heartiest 1) ADJ GRADED Hearty people or actions are loud, cheerful, and energetic. Wade was a hearty, bluff, athletic sort of guy... He gave a hearty laugh. Syn: jovial Derived words: heartily ADV GRADED …   English dictionary

• hearty — /ˈhati / (say hahtee) adjective (heartier, heartiest) 1. warm hearted; affectionate; cordial; friendly: a hearty welcome. 2. heartfelt; genuine; sincere: hearty approval; hearty dislike. 3. enthusiastic or zealous; vigorous: a hearty laugh. 4.… …  

• laugh — I UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] verb [intransitive] Word forms laugh : present tense I/you/we/they laugh he/she/it laughs present participle laughing past tense laughed past participle laughed *** Other ways of saying laugh: giggle to laugh in a nervous… …   English dictionary

• laugh — laugh1 [ læf ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny: We talked and laughed late into the night. laugh at: The audience didn t laugh at his jokes. laugh about: They were still… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• laugh*/*/*/ — [lɑːf] verb I 1) to make the noise with your voice that shows that you think that something is funny We talked and laughed late into the night.[/ex] The audience didn t laugh at his jokes.[/ex] They were still laughing about the experience years… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• laugh — /laf, lahf/, v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic… …   Universalium

• hearty — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tɪ] / US [ˈhɑrtɪ] adjective Word forms hearty : adjective hearty comparative heartier superlative heartiest 1) friendly and enthusiastic, sometimes in a slightly annoying way a hearty laugh/handshake 2) a hearty meal is large 3) formal …   English dictionary

• hearty — heart|y [ˈha:ti US ˈha:rti] adj 1.) happy and friendly and usually loud ▪ a hearty laugh 2.) old fashioned strong and healthy →hale and hearty at ↑hale 3.) a hearty meal is very large 4.) especially BrE with a friendly, noisy, an …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hearty — heart|y [ harti ] adjective 1. ) friendly and enthusiastic, sometimes in a slightly annoying way: a hearty laugh/handshake 2. ) a hearty meal is large 3. ) FORMAL hearty feelings are sincere and you feel them strongly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hearty — adjective 1 cheerfully friendly: a hearty laugh 2 old fashioned strong and healthy see also: hale and hearty hale 3 a hearty meal is very large 4 especially BrE with a friendly, noisy and cheerful manner that is not sincere heartiness noun (U)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English