laughingly
adverb
laughingly is spelled L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, laughingly means “With laughter or merriment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laughingly?
| Letters | 10: L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laughingly?
Laughingly appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce laughingly?
Laughingly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of laughingly
- more laughingly comparative
- most laughingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laughingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With laughter or merriment.
- 2
With derision.
I laughingly dismissed the idea and changed the subject.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laughingly come from?
From Middle English laughynglie, leiȝingly, equivalent to laughing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).