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单词 hilarity
释义

hilarity

noun

hi·​lar·​i·​ty hi-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce hilarity (audio)
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: boisterous merriment or laughter

Synonyms

  • cheer
  • cheerfulness
  • cheeriness
  • festivity
  • gaiety
  • gayety
  • gayness
  • glee
  • gleefulness
  • jocundity
  • joviality
  • merriment
  • merriness
  • mirth
  • mirthfulness
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Example Sentences

My attempt to carve the turkey was a source of great hilarity at the dinner table. hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death
Recent Examples on the Web And then there's the hilarity of diving into a corner and feeling the huge lateral grip of 235-series tires in a widebody version of a car that was sold to the masses with a flower vase perched on the dashboard. Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2022 Even in the moments of hilarity that bonded the gathering, each punchline came with an underlying sense of protest, a message that echoes throughout Shlesinger’s comedy that has earned her five Netflix specials over the years. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Naturally, hilarity ensues as an adult learns to connect with his overbearing, but lovable, mother. Kara Thompson, Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2022 The catch is that the living usually can’t detect them … until, by the power of Beetlejuice (or something), the woman (Rose McIver) suddenly can see and hear them, and hilarity ensues. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 Last March, audiences at South by Southwest apparently saw hilarity. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 But the hilarity is tempered by the Witch’s high drama and a dose of skeptical sense. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Freakish scenarios end in hilarity, not just ambulance sirens. Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 The whole thing is full of eye-pleasing visuals, Lin-Manuel Miranda tunes, and hilarity suitable for all ages. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hilarity

noun

hi·​lar·​i·​ty hi-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce hilarity (audio)
: noisy fun or laughter

hilarity

noun

as in glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glee
  • cheerfulness
  • merriness
  • mirth
  • festivity
  • cheer
  • humor
  • joviality
  • merriment
  • joyfulness
  • mirthfulness
  • cheeriness
  • gleefulness
  • joking
  • gaiety
  • gayness
  • levity
  • brightness
  • gayety
  • reveling
  • frivolity
  • playfulness
  • funning
  • jocularity
  • buffoonery
  • revelry
  • giddiness
  • lightheartedness
  • jollity
  • revelling
  • jocundity
  • jollification
  • insouciance
  • buoyancy
  • sunniness
  • flippancy
  • joyousness
  • jubilance
  • jocosity
  • clownishness
  • vivacity
  • animation
  • rejoicing
  • liveliness
  • jesting
  • jauntiness
  • rollicking
  • sportiveness
  • perkiness
  • good-naturedness
  • joshing
  • frolicking
  • good-humoredness
  • romping
  • jocoseness
  • gamboling
  • jest
  • gamesomeness
  • gambolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sadness
  • sorrow
  • unhappiness
  • dejection
  • seriousness
  • melancholy
  • depression
  • earnestness
  • gravity
  • bile
  • gloom
  • grimness
  • forlornness
  • despondence
  • spleen
  • solemnity
  • blues
  • discontent
  • sourness
  • soberness
  • woe
  • disgruntlement
  • moodiness
  • joylessness
  • mournfulness
  • misery
  • glumness
  • heartbreak
  • darkness
  • plaintiveness
  • solemnness
  • graveness
  • gloominess
  • blackness
  • mourning
  • wretchedness
  • desolation
  • sobersidedness
  • desolateness
  • woefulness
  • dolefulness
  • miserableness
  • dolorousness
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