laugh·ter /ˈlæftər, ˈlɑf-/ -noun 1. an inner quality, mood, or disposition suggestive of laughter; mirthfulness 2. subject or matter for amusement 3. the manifestation of joy, mirth, or scorn 4. "Laughter casts a glance, charged with the mortal violence of being, into the void of life." -Georges Bataille
