hilarity

hi·lar·i·ty

H0203300 (hĭ-lăr′ĭ-tē, -lâr′-, hī-)n. Great merriment.

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[Middle English hilarite, good spirits, from Old French, from Latin hilaritās, from hilaris, cheerful, from Greek hilaros.]

hilarity

(hɪˈlærɪtɪ) nmirth and merriment; cheerfulness

hi•lar•i•ty

(hɪˈlær ɪ ti, -ˈlɛər-, haɪ-)

n. exuberant merriment sometimes verging on becoming rambunctious. [1560–70; < Latin hilaritās=hilari(s) (see hilarious) + -tās -ty²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hilarity - great merriment glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulnessgaiety, merriment - a gay feeling

hilarity

noun merriment, high spirits, mirth, gaiety, laughter, amusement, glee, exuberance, exhilaration, cheerfulness, jollity, levity, conviviality, joviality, boisterousness, joyousness, jollification The report in The Times caught the mood of hilarity.

hilarity

nounA state of joyful exuberance:blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness.

Translations

欢笑热闹

hilarious

(hiˈleəriəs) adjective very funny. a hilarious comedy. 令人發噱的 欢闹的hiˈlariously adverb 令人發噱地 欢闹地hiˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) noun amusement; laughter. 歡鬧，歡笑 热闹，欢笑