hilarity

hi·lar·i·ty

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

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

(hɪˈlærɪtɪ)
n
mirth and merriment; cheerfulness
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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]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hilarity - great merrimenthilarity - great merriment      
gaiety, merriment - a gay feeling
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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.
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hilarity

noun
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Translations
مَرَحٌ صاخِب
veselost
munterhed
Heiterkeit
hilarité
kátína
ilarit...ilarità
latter
neşeşenlik
欢笑热闹

hilarity

[hɪˈlærɪtɪ] Nhilaridad f
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hilarity

[hɪˈlærɪti] nhilarité f
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hilarity

nHeiterkeit f; (= gaiety)Fröhlichkeit f; (= laughter)Gelächter nt; his statement caused some hilarityseine Behauptung löste einige Heiterkeit aus
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hilarity

[hɪˈlærɪtɪ] nilarità
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hilarious

(hiˈleəriəs) adjective
very funny. a hilarious comedy.
hiˈlariously adverb
hiˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) noun
amusement; laughter.
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