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- [hi-lar-i-tee, -lair-, hahy-]
- /hɪˈlær ɪ ti, -ˈlɛər-, haɪ-/
- /hɪˈlær.ə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hi-lar-i-tee, -lair-, hahy-]
- /hɪˈlær ɪ ti, -ˈlɛər-, haɪ-/
Definitions of hilarity word
- noun hilarity cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness. 1
- noun hilarity boisterous gaiety or merriment. 1
- noun hilarity Extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter. 1
- noun hilarity great amusement 1
- uncountable noun hilarity Hilarity is great amusement and laughter. 0
- noun hilarity mirth and merriment; cheerfulness 0
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Origin of hilarity
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; earlier hilaritie < Latin hilaritās, equivalent to hilari(s) (see hilarious) + -tās -ty2
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Parts of speech for Hilarity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hilarity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hilarity
noun hilarity
- merriment — cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
adjective hilarity
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- crackup — a cracking up
- chortler — One who chortles.
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
Antonyms for hilarity
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