hilarity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɪˈlærɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɪˈlɛrɪti, -ˈlær-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hi lar′i tē, -lâr′-, hī-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hi•lar•i•ty /hɪˈlɛrɪti, -ˈlær-/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. the state or condition of being hilarious.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hi•lar•i•ty  (hi lar′i tē, -lâr′-, hī-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. cheerfulness;
    merriment;
    mirthfulness.
  2. boisterous gaiety or merriment.
  • Latin hilaritās, equivalent. to hilari(s) (see hilarious) + -tās -ty2
  • earlier hilaritie 1560–70
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See mirth. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hilarity / hɪˈlærɪtɪ/
  1. mirth and merriment; cheerfulness
'hilarity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
exhilarate - exhilaration - gaiety - glee - knee-slapper - merriment - mirth - risibility

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