hilarious
/hɪˈlɛːrɪəs
/adjective
1Extremely amusing: her hilarious novel...
- Write an extremely best selling novel about my hilarious life in poverty and sell the TV and Film rights.
- The Web site also contains hilarious photos, humorous comics and cartoon strips.
- It was here that the dialogue reached hilarious, and this troupe had a knack for that level of funny.
Synonyms
very funny, extremely amusing, hysterically funny, hysterical, uproarious, riotous, farcical, side-splitting, rib-tickling, too funny for words;
humorous, entertaining, comic, chucklesome
informal priceless, a scream, a hoot
dated killing, killingly funny
1.1 archaic Boisterously merry: the meal was noisy and hilarious...
- Rachel from north London recalls an hilarious conversation with Sir Ian Blair.
Synonyms
amusing, entertaining, animated, high-spirited, lively, funny, witty, droll, merry, jolly, jovial, jocular, mirthful, cheerful, vivacious, sparkling, uproarious, boisterous, noisy, rowdy
informal wacky
Derivatives
hilariousness
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros 'cheerful') + -ous. The sense 'exceedingly amusing' dates from the 1920s.