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    hilarity
    /hɪˈlarɪti/

    noun

    • 1. extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter: "his incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHILARITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HILARITY definition: 1. a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny: 2. a situation…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hilarityHilarity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : boisterous merriment or laughter. Synonyms. cheerfulness. cheeriness. festivity. gaiety. gayety. gayness. gleefulness. jocundity. joviality. merriment. merriness. mirthfulness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hilarity in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHILARITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HILARITY meaning: 1. a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny: 2. a situation…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHILARITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness. 2. boisterous gaiety or merriment. SYNONYMS 2. See mirth. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hilarityHilarity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Hilarity is that side-splitting, tear-inducing, laugh-until-you-can't-breathe happiness of a romping good time. There's usually an atmosphere of hilarity just after the ball drops on New Year's Eve.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hilarityHilarity - definition of hilarity by The Free Dictionary

    Define hilarity. hilarity synonyms, hilarity pronunciation, hilarity translation, English dictionary definition of hilarity. n. Great merriment. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company....

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhilarity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of hilarity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › hilarity_nhilarity, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun hilarity mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hilarity. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hilarity – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    HILARITY definition: a lot of loud laughter because people think something is very funny. Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › hilarityHilarity Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    The state or quality of being hilarious. Webster's New World. (uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter. Wiktionary. (countable) Something that induces laughter. Wiktionary. Synonyms: mirthfulness. gleefulness. mirth. merriment. laughter. joviality. hysteria. happiness. gaiety. comedy. cheer. excitement. amusement.