titter vs laughter
laughter vs tittertitter and laughter both are nouns.
titter is a verb but laughter is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| titter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| laughter | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
laughter is a hypernym of
titter; that is, laughter is a
word with a broader meaning than titter:
- titter: a nervous restrained laugh
- laughter: the sound of laughing
Other hypernyms of titter include
laugh.
| titter (noun) | laughter (noun) |
|---|---|
| a nervous restrained laugh | the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn |
| the sound of laughing |
| titter (verb) | laughter (verb) |
|---|---|
| laugh nervously |
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