Gelastic
/dʒɪˈlæstɪk/noun
Relating to laughter, especially involuntary or pathological laughter.
Did you know?Gelastic seizures can produce sudden, uncontrollable laughter without amusement and are classically associated with hypothalamic hamartomas.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
γέλως (gélōs)
“Laughter or a laugh”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γελάω (geláō)
“To laugh or smile”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γελαστικός (gelastikós)
“Inclined to laugh or causing laughter”
19th Century
Medical English
gelastic
“Relating to laughter, particularly abnormal or involuntary laughter”
Modern English
English
gelastic
“Connected with laughter, especially pathological laughter”
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