cachinnate

[ kak-uh-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

, cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing.

1. Rare. to laugh loudly or excessively.

cachinnate

/ ˈkækɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. intr to laugh loudly

Derived Forms

• ˌcachinˈnatory, adjective

Other Words From

• cach·in·na·tion [kak-, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
• cach·in·na·tor noun
• cach·in·na·to·ry [kak, -, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, k, uh, -, kin, -, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cachinnate¹

First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin cachinnātus “laughed aloud,” past participle of cachinnāre “to laugh aloud, laugh immoderately,” of imitative origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cachinnate¹

C19: from Latin cacchināre, probably of imitative origin

Example Sentences

Yes, think of Johnson not as man but a sort of personified synthesis: one between the high-minded politics of old and the cachinnating prejudices of the new bigots.

From The Guardian

Yeah, me either, but Hardwick apparently did, ’cause we can still hear her cachinnating, so I guess my job’s done.

From Literature

Every time you take a full breath, or when you cachinnate well, the diaphragm descends and gives the stomach an extra squeeze and shakes it.

From Project Gutenberg

She cachinnated at her absurdity, which caused Mouse to jump on top of the washer and stare at this mad woman inquisitively.

From Project Gutenberg

They reach at once and directly the instinctive sense of the ludicrous, and over them youth and age cachinnate together.

From Project Gutenberg