The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated, in the faulty planning, was too much for her to endure. (Th. Dreiser. ‘The Titan’, ch. XX) — Какое позорное разоблачение, какой гомерический хохот вызывает крушение ее беспочвенных планов. Этого ей было не перенести.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Homeric laughter — n. loud, unrestrained laughter … English World dictionary
Homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods. * * * Homeric laughter noun Loud inextinguishable laughter (Gr asbestos gelos, from Iliad, 1.599) • • • Main Entry: ↑Homeric * * * Homeric laughter, loud, hearty laughter … Useful english dictionary
Homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods. * * * … Universalium
Homeric laughter — noun Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing … Wiktionary
laughter — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, amusement, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chortling, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, frivolity, fun, gales of laughter, giggle, glee,… … Moby Thesaurus
Homeric — /hoʊˈmɛrɪk/ (say hoh merik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer, or his poetry. 2. heroic or imposing in proportion or character: Homeric laughter. –noun 3. → epic (def. 7) …
cackle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, babble, babblement, bark, bavardage, bawl, be in stitches, belch, bellow, belly laugh, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blare, blat, blather, blether, blethers, blubber, boff, boffola, boom,… … Moby Thesaurus
chortle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chuckle … Moby Thesaurus
chuckle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle … Moby Thesaurus
crow — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, aphonia, artificial voice, bar, bark, bawl, be in stitches, beam, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blat, blow, blubber, bluster, boff, boffola, boom, brag, bray, break up, breathe, broken speech, broken… … Moby Thesaurus
giggle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle … Moby Thesaurus
