hilarity
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ɪ noun
1.
cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
2.
boisterous gaiety or merriment.
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| —n | |
| mirth and merriment; cheerfulness | |
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Hilarity
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Word Origin & History
hilarity
mid-15c., from L. hilaritas (gen. hilaritatis) "cheerfulness, gaiety," from hilaris "cheerful, gay," from Gk. hilaros, related to hilaos "graceful, kindly." In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neut. pl. of hilaris) were a class of holidays, times of pomp and rejoicing; there were public ones in honor of Cybele
at the spring equinoxes as well as private ones on the day of a marriage or a son's birth.
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Example sentences
But the picture has a spiky, efficient hilarity, and the director uses his actors well.
Hilarity ensues as the frog races against a curse to win the heart of a reluctant princess.
It was a source of hilarity for him and the other altar boys, and when the priests scolded them, it only added to the fun.
She won't hide a camera in your office but will bring her family tradition of hilarity and warmth to each and every one of you.
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