Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A laugh, or the act of laughing; a grin.
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Examples
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You can get lockjaw in your face or a smiling spasm called risus sardonicus.
Clostridium tetani Emma Lurie 2007
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You can get lockjaw in your face or a smiling spasm called risus sardonicus.
Archive 2007-04-01 Emma Lurie 2007
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The corners of the mouth frequently retracted into a disagreeable smile, called risus Sardonicus.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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Ut mauris risus, convallis nec commodo iaculis, congue non arcu.
Why describe characters? maryrobinette 2009
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In viverra tortor et risus dignissim at tempus enim condimentum.
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Sed lobortis, mi non vehicula mattis, risus dolor pharetra erat, eu sollicitudin nisl ante non est.
"This man is a clear-eyed pragmatist who will get the job done" — says Biden of Obama. Ann Althouse 2008
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Si a sanguine, venit rubedo oculorum et faciei, plurimus risus.
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Post sermones de casu suo suavitate sermones conciliat animum hominis, manumque inter colloquia et risus ad barbam protendit et palpare coepit cervicem suam et osculari; quid multa?
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Interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum filiis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est.
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Eo quod risus esset laboris et modesti victus condimentum.
whichbe commented on the word risus
A laugh; a grin. (from Phrontistery)
May 23, 2008