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hilarious

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hi·lar·i·ous  (h-lâr-s, -lr-, h-)
adj.
Characterized by or causing great merriment.

[Latin hilaris, cheerful; see hilarity + -ious.]

hi·lari·ous·ly adv.
hi·lari·ous·ness n.

hilarious [hɪˈlɛərɪəs]
adj
very funny or merry
[from Latin hilaris glad, from Greek hilaros]
hilariously  adv
hilariousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hilarioushilarious - marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories"
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

hilarious
adjective
1. funny, entertaining, amusing, hysterical, humorous, exhilarating, comical, side-splitting He had a fund of hilarious tales.
2. merry, uproarious, happy, gay, noisy, jolly, joyous, joyful, jovial, rollicking, convivial, mirthful Everyone had a hilarious time.
merry serious, quiet, sad, dull, gloomy, sedate
Translations
hilarious [hɪˈlɛərɪəs] ADJ (= very funny) → divertidísimo, graciosísimo; (= merry) → alegre

hilarious [hɪˈlɛəriəs] adj [behaviour, event] → hilarant(e)
It was hilarious! → C'était hilarant!

hilarious
adjirrsinnig komisch (inf), → urkomisch (inf); (= loud and happy) moodausgelassen, übermütig

hilarious [hɪˈlɛərɪəs] adjspassosissimo/a
hilarious [hɪˈlɛərɪəs] adjspassosissimo/a

hilarious
adj hilarious [hiˈleəriəs]
very funny a hilarious comedy. vrolik, opgeruimd جَذِل، مَرِح يصورة صاخِبَه смешен veselý, bujný meget morsom; komisk heiter ξεκαρδιστικός hilarante, divertidísimo lõbus نشاط آور hilpeä hilare מַצחִיק מְאוֹד हर्ष-भरा veseo, radostan túláradóan vidám lucu ofsakátur; stórskemmtilegur ilare 陽気な 유쾌한 juokingas, linksmas pārmērīgi jautrs riuh-rendah hilarisch utrolig/overstadig morsomt wesoły, komiczny hilariante ilar уморительный veselý zelo zabaven urnebesan festlig, dråplig ตลกขบขัน çok matrak, kahkahalara boğan 令人發噱的 веселий بہت مزاقیہ vui vẻ; vui nhộn
adv hiˈlariously
vrolik, opgeruimd بِمَرَحٍ صاخِب смешно rozpustile meget morsomt; komiskt heiter κωμικά, ξεκαρδιστικά con hilaridad lõbusalt بطور با نشاط hilpeästi avec hilarité בְּאוֹפֶן מַצחִיק प्रसन्नता से veselo, radosno vidáman secara lucu á stórskemmtilegan hátt con ilarità 陽気に 유쾌하게 juokingai, linksmai pārmērīgi jautri dgn riuh-rendah hilarisch utrolig morsomt wesoło, komicznie hilariantemente ilar уморительно veselo veselo urnebesno festligt, dråpligt อย่างตลกขบขัน neşe ile, sevinçle 令人發噱地 весело بہت مزاحیہ انداز میں vui nhộn; vui tươi
n hiˈlarity [-ˈlӕ-]
amusement; laughter. opgeruimdheid, vrolikheid مَرَحٌ صاخِب веселие veselost munterhed die Heiterkeit ιλαρότητα, κέφι, ευθυμία hilaridad lõbusus نشاط riemu hilarité עֲלִיזוּת हर्षे-उल्लास veselje, veselost vidámság kelucuan kátína ilarità 浮かれ騒ぎ 유쾌 linksmumas, juokas pārmērīga jautrība keriuhan hilariteit løssluppen moro/latter wesołość hilariedade ila­ritate веселье veselosť veselost smeh uppsluppenhet, livad stämning ความตลกขบขัน neşe, şenlik 歡鬧,歡笑 веселість موج، فرحناکی sự vui vẻ; sự vui nhộn

hilarious مرح legrační vanvittig morsom urkomisch ξεκαρδιστικός hilarante ratkiriemukas hilarant smiješan divertente 陽気な 몹시 재미있는 dolkomisch kjempemorsom wesoły hilariante, hilário веселый mycket rolig สนุกสนานเฮฮา çok komik vui nhộn 欢闹的


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In a hilarious hall there were twenty-eight tables and twenty- eight women and a crowd of smoking men.
 
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