bellylaughs
Deep, shaking chuckles
Bellylaughs are deep, unrestrained laughs that seem to originate from the gut rather than the throat—the kind that leave you gasping for breath.
The term emphasizes physical intensity: your belly shakes, you might double over.
The comedian's set had the audience in bellylaughs.
Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.
Loud, coarse laughs
- roarsLoud, deep cries
- howlsProlonged mournful cries
- cacklesHarsh, shrieking laughs
- chortlesLaughs with snorting glee
snorts · giggles · chuckles · snickers · titters · sidesplitting · convulsive · uncontrollable
Amusement with laughter
- hilarityExtreme amusement, often shared
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- amusementPleased entertainment state
delight · exuberance · cheerfulness · lightheartedness · joviality · gaiety · conviviality · jubilation
guffaws
Loud, coarse laughs
chortles · snorts · giggles · chuckles · snickers · titters · sidesplitting · convulsive · uncontrollable · boisterous
mirth
Amusement with laughter
- hilarityExtreme amusement, often shared
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
amusement · delight · exuberance · cheerfulness · lightheartedness · joviality · gaiety · conviviality · jubilation · buoyancy
comedy
Work meant to amuse
gag · wit · buffoonery · shtick · parody · satire · quip · jest · banter · drollery
bellylaughstitters
Restrained nervous giggles
snickers · deadpan · giggles · nervous laughter · poker face
bellylaughspoker face
Intentionally expressionless look
straight face · composure · reserve · impassivity · blank stare