hilarity
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5.2
- noun
- /hɪˈlærɪti/
:
hilaridad
- "I wish I could join in the hilarity, but I'm not feeling very funny right now.
Now the hilarity of it is that most of the YouTube algorithm is based on the title.
- Now the hilarity of it is that most of the YouTube algorithm is based on the title.
- In fact, if you didn't want them, you I'm sure it would hilarity would ensue.
- But Thomas Alva Edison, he meets that man and that and that and it gets, you know, things kind of hilarity ensues from there.
Examples
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...on another musical adventure filled with heart, hilarity and happiness.
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Would you mind telling me what the source of this hilarity is?
Fiction book (1996) -
Remember to infuse your writing with as much hilarity as possible!
Academic text (2009) -
It all ends up in Disney World where, after much hilarity,...
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Instead of diffusing the situation, my hilarity only fanned the flames.
Fiction book (1992) -
Such booby prizes promote a flurry of comments and laughter, and the hilarity is compounded when they show up year after year.
Academic text (2013) -
Safira frowned at Marc's quiet absorption of this image, which evoked hilarity in most observers.
Fiction book (2000) -
The stand-up comedian brought laughter and hilarity to the audience with his clever jokes.
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During the party, the children's antics created a scene of pure hilarity that made everyone smile.
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We spent the afternoon watching movies that guaranteed hilarity and plenty of jokes.
Synonyms
664
1.0
The ability to make people laugh
641
1.0
The sound people make when they find something funny
65
1.2
A feeling of pleasure when something makes you laugh
34
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
29
1.5
A fun time when people laugh together
15
6.1
Great happiness that people show by laughing
14
3.4
A time of happy laughter and fun at a party or celebration
1
4.9
A very funny person or event that makes you laugh a lot
1
6.0
A cheerful, friendly mood that makes people feel good
1
8.0
A playful, joking way of behaving that makes people laugh
1
8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
1
7.5
A cheerful, lively feeling that people show when they enjoy themselves
1
2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
1
7.5
A situation so silly or unreasonable that people laugh and do not believe it
1
6.3
How much people laugh at something
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
1
7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
The quality of being very funny and making people laugh a lot
A feeling of joyful laughter that spreads to others
A happy, light feeling that makes people smile and laugh
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
Being amusing in a slightly odd and unexpected way
Antonyms
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
hilarity = hilarious (transparent) = hilar + ity
Formed from the adjective 'hilarious' with the noun-forming suffix '-ity', so the meaning 'state of great amusement' follows directly.
Etymology
Hilarity comes from the old word hilaritas and the Greek hilaros, which mean 'cheerful' or 'merry', and you can see the same root in hilarious. So hilarity is the feeling of loud, joyful laughter or great amusement.