rīsus — meaning in English

English meaning

• laugh verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
• laughter noun The sound or act of laughing.
• smile noun A facial expression made by curving the mouth upward, usually showing happiness or friendliness.

Senses

rīsus is used for these senses in English:

• laugh An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
• laughter A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, 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.
• smile A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

laugh — full definition

1. verb To make the sound and facial movements that show amusement or delight.
2. noun The act or sound of laughing.
3. noun Something that causes amusement; a source of fun.

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