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gelastic

/d͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/

gelastic adjective: pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.

Adjective

gelastic

  1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
  2. Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.

gelastic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

gelastic in Tamil

சிரித்தல், சிரிப்பு

gelastic in Bengali

হাসি সম্পর্কিত, হাসির জন্য ব্যবহৃত

Origin of gelastic

From γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) + -ic.

Words formed from gelastic

Words that rhyme with gelastic

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Questions about gelastic

What does gelastic mean?
Gelastic means pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
What is gelastic in Tamil?
Gelastic in Tamil is சிரித்தல், சிரிப்பு. See Gelastic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gelastic?
Gelastic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gelastic?
Gelastic is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/.

Words near gelastic in the dictionary

  1. Gelasian dualism
  2. Gelasian dyarchy
  3. Gelasius
  4. gelasma
  5. gelast
  6. gelastic
  7. gelastocorid
  8. gelastocorids
  9. gelasts
  10. gelate
  11. gelated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gelastic (page history and authors); gelastic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gelastic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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