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hilarious

hilarious

264 1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
  • adjective
  • /hɪˈlɛr.i.əs/
  • Informal
translation icon : hilarante
  • Her performance was so hilarious that the audience couldn't stop laughing.

Old people are hilarious, but little boys?

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Examples

  • Their conversation was hilarious and ended up going viral.

  • You are hilarious!

  • And it was always hilarious and extremely fun.

  • I think she just thought it would be hilarious to have me do the speech.

  • Like, not only are You Beautiful and hilarious, but you tell the truth.

  • So are we ready for the first hilarious joke?

  • And it is absolutely hilarious and incredibly clever.

  • My wife thinks he's hilarious.

  • It was so artful, hilarious and sensitive.

  • This is hilarious.

Synonyms

funny
vshilarious
1.0

Causing people to laugh or smile

denotes a much stronger degree of amusement and louder reaction
comic
vshilarious
289 1.9

Funny and meant to make people laugh

focuses more on sheer extreme amusement rather than theatrical intent
amusing
vshilarious
208 1.0

Causes people to laugh and feel happy

refers to much greater intensity, causing loud laughter
humorous
vshilarious
76 1.6

Funny in a way that makes people laugh

expresses a far stronger, more intense form of amusement
comical
vshilarious
39 3.1

Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual

describes a stronger, more powerful comic effect producing loud laughter
comedic
vshilarious
34 3.7

About being funny and making people laugh

points to high intensity amusement rather than genre or intent
uproarious
vshilarious
2 6.1

Very funny and causing loud, uncontrollable laughter

is equally extreme but can describe individual intense amusement
bed-wettingly funny
vshilarious
  • Informal
9.9

So funny that you laugh a lot and cannot stop

is similarly extreme but used in neutral rather than slang register
hilar
vshilarious
  • Slang
9.9

Very funny and makes people laugh a lot

is equally strong in amusement but more neutral in tone

Antonyms

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

9 4.2

Does not make people laugh when meant as a joke

Compounds

A funny adventure that is playful and makes people laugh

How Funny

sidesplitting
  • Informal
5.6
uproarious
1 6.5
hilarious
  • Informal
264 1.5
funny
1.0
amusing
208 1.0

Surface Forms

hilarious positive
hilariouser comparative
hilariousest superlative

Etymology

Hilarious comes from the Greek word hilaros, which means 'cheerful' or 'merry', and you can see the same root in hilarity. So something hilarious is very funny and makes people feel cheerful and laugh loudly.