- hilarity
- noun Date: 15th century boisterous and high-spirited merriment or laughter
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Hilarity — Hi*lar i*ty (?; 277), n. [L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarit[ e]. See {Hilarious}.] Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hilarity — mid 15c., from L. hilaritatem (nom. hilaritas) cheerfulness, gaiety, merriment, from hilaris cheerful, gay, from Gk. hilaros cheerful, gay, merry, joyous, related to hilaos graceful, kindly. In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neut. pl. of hilaris) were a… … Etymology dictionary
hilarity — jollity, *mirth, glee Analogous words: merriment, blitheness, jocundity (see corresponding adjectives at MERRY): cheerfulness, gladness, joyfulness, joyousness, lightheartedness (see corresponding adjectives at GLAD): *fun, play, sport, jest,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hilarity — [hi ler′i tē] n. [OFr hilarité < L hilaritas] the state or quality of being hilarious; noisy merriment; boisterous gaiety … English World dictionary
hilarity — noun /hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/, [hɪ læ.ɹɪ.t̮i/ a) A great amount of happiness, usually accompanied by laughter. Think it not curious if we dont seem to be as sidesplittingly impressed with the hilarities in this picture as its promotion might lead you to… … Wiktionary
hilarity — hi|lar|i|ty [hıˈlærıti] n [U] laughter, or a feeling of fun ▪ Eva joined in the hilarity as much as anyone … Dictionary of contemporary English
hilarity — [[t]hɪlæ̱rɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Hilarity is great amusement and laughter … English dictionary
hilarity — noun (U) laughter, or a feeling of fun: Gloria s costume caused a good deal of hilarity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hilarity — noun we always enjoy a great deal of hilarity when we get together Syn: amusement, mirth, laughter, merriment, lightheartedness, levity, fun, humor, jocularity, jollity, gaiety, delight, glee, exuberance, high spirits; comedy … Thesaurus of popular words
hilarity — hilarious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely funny or merry. DERIVATIVES hilariously adverb hilarity noun. ORIGIN Greek hilaros cheerful … English terms dictionary
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