cachinnation
- noun
- /ˌkæʃɪˈneɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
carcajada
- Unable to control her cachinnation, she laughed until her sides ached.
Examples
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The audience erupted in cachinnation at the comedian's outrageous joke.
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His sudden cachinnation startled everyone in the quiet library.
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Her cachinnation filled the room with joy.
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The children erupted in cachinnation during the puppet show.
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The audience erupted in cachinnation when the clown tripped and fell on stage.
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His uncontrollable cachinnation echoed through the silent theater, drawing attention from everyone.
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She burst into cachinnation at the unexpected punchline, making everyone else start to laugh too.
Synonyms
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9.1
A loud, wild laugh like a horse's neigh
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2.5
A loud, happy sound people make when something is very funny
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6.1
A sudden, loud laugh that bursts out
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2.9
A loud deep sound people make when something is very funny
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2.7
A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness
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3.2
A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny
A loud rough noise people make when they find something funny that is like a horse sound
A loud, harsh laugh like a donkey's bray
A loud, deep sound people make when something is funny that sounds like a pig snort
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
cachinnation = cachinnate (opaque) = cachinn + ation
Although formed from a verb root plus the productive suffix '-ation', the root 'cachinn-' and the verb 'cachinnate' are rare and not recognizable to average learners, so the meaning is not derivable from known English components.
Etymology
Cachinnation comes from the old Latin word cachinnare, which means 'to laugh loudly'. It copies the noisy sound of loud laughter, so cachinnation means loud, uncontrolled laughter.