Laugh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. To laugh at, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. To express by, or utter with, laughter; — with out.
Example sentence: If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.
Laughter
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.A reason for merrimentA decidedly one-sided sports contest, especially where the winning team is able to score at will.
Example sentence: I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.