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Agelast
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:12 pm
by LukeJavan8
Agelast has to do with a person who never laughs. I don't know if it also refers to smiles, but definitely who never
laughs. I also wonder, because I've known some, if it
is genetic, or could be genetic. Curious word and more
curious concept. The adjective would be agelastic, I presume.
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:51 pm
by Slava
Very interesting word. It's a bit rare, but does have its uses.
It's not in dictionary.com, so I went further to see if I could find out more. Turns out it's a 3-syllable word, not 2. A-ge-last. It's Greek in source.
Just for laughs...
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 3:42 am
by MTC
While an agelast never laughs, a hypergelast laughs excessively. When they meet they annihilate each other like matter and anti-matter. Poof! Gone!
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:19 pm
by LukeJavan8
Lord'amighty! What an image. Something out of Star Trek.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 3:01 pm
by MTC
Beam me up, Scotty!
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:04 pm
by LukeJavan8
Spock was an agelast ! !
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:07 am
by MTC
Ah, the famous moment of epiphany! (A bit overwrought, perhaps, just having screened "The Bedford Incident.")
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:54 am
by LukeJavan8
That's logical.