Meaning

1 senses
  1. (literary, rare)One who tends to laugh; a laugher.

Origin

From Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laugher”).

From Ancient Greek γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laugher”).

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Forms

plural: gelasts
Singulargelast
Pluralgelasts

regular

Antonyms

2 antonyms
agelastnonlaugher

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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