Great merriment.
[Middle English hilarite, good spirits, from Old French, from Latin hilaritās, from hilaris, cheerful, from Greek hilaros.]
hilarity
Dictionary:
hi·lar·i·ty (hĭ-lăr'ĭ-tē, -lâr'-, hī-)  |
n.
Great merriment.
Great merriment.
| Thesaurus: hilarity |
noun
- A state of joyful exuberance: blitheness, blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness. See laughter.
| Antonyms: hilarity |
| Word Tutor: hilarity |
IN BRIEF: Noisy fun.
There was much hilarity at the birthday party for my grandfather.
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| WordNet: hilarity |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
great merriment
Synonyms: mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness
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 | merriment |
| Victor Borge: Comedy in Music (1956 Music Film) |
| risibility |
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