English Explanatory Dictionary

hilarious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
  2. Full of hilarity; merry.

Pronunciation

/hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ /hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hilarious.wav /hɪˈlæɹ.i.əs/ en-us-ne-hilarious.ogg

Word forms

hilarious more hilarious most hilarious

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ious, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).

Synonyms

amusing chucklesome comedic comic comical droll filarious frolicsome funnisome funny gut-busting hilarious howlarious humourful humorous hysterical jocular joculatory jokes jokesome joky laughable laugh-out-loud laughworthy playful priceless rib-tickling risible screaming sidesplitting sniggersome tattyfilarious thalian thigh-slapping uproarious wacky zany

Related words

exhilarate exhilaration Hilary

Derived words

hilariously hilariousness hilarity howlarious sadlarious unhilarious
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