cachinnate
[ kak-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈkæk əˌneɪt /
verb (used without object), cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing.
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
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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, nouncach·in·na·tor, nouncach·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
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Medical definitions for cachinnation
cachinnation
[ kăk′ə-nā′shən ]
n.
Loud, hard, or compulsive laughter without apparent cause.
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