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
American Heritage Dictionary:
hi·lar·i·ty |
n.
Great merriment.
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Roget's 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 by Answers.com:
hilarity |
Word Tutor:
hilarity |
IN BRIEF: Noisy fun.
There was much hilarity at the birthday party for my grandfather.
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