cachinnate
[ kak-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈkæk əˌneɪt /
verb (used without object), cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing.
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
Origin of cachinnate
1815–25; < Latin
cachinnātus (past participle of
cachinnāre to laugh aloud, laugh immoderately), equivalent to
cachinn- laugh aloud +
-ātus
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM cachinnate
cach·in·na·tion, noun cach·in·na·tor, noun cach·in·na·to·ry [kak-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kuh-kin-uh-] /ˈkæk ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, kəˈkɪn ə-/, adjectiveWords nearby cachinnate
cachet,
cacheu,
cachexia,
cachexia hypophysiopriva,
cachexia strumipriva,
cachinnate,
cachinnation,
cachoeiro do itapemirim,
cachou,
cachucha,
cacimbo
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British Dictionary definitions for cachinnation (1 of 2)
cachinnation
/ (ˌkækɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
raucous laughter
psychiatry
inappropriate laughter, sometimes found in schizophrenia
British Dictionary definitions for cachinnation (2 of 2)
cachinnate
/ (ˈkækɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to laugh loudly
Derived forms of cachinnate
cachinnatory, adjectiveWord Origin for cachinnate
C19: from Latin
cacchināre, probably of imitative origin
Medical definitions for cachinnation
cachinnation
[ kăk′ə-nā′shən ]
n.
Loud, hard, or compulsive laughter without apparent cause.