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   Hi·lar·i·ous

   /həˈlerēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely amusing: "a hilarious dialogue from characters we never meet again" Similar very funnyextremely amusinghysterically funnyhystericaluproariousriotousfarcicalsidesplittingrib-ticklingtoo funny for wordshumorousentertainingcomicchucklesomeinformal:pricelessa screama hootdated:killingkillingly funnyOpposite sad
   • ▪ boisterously merry: "an old man was in hilarious conversation with three young men" Similar amusingentertaininganimatedhigh-spiritedlivelyfunnywittydrollmerryjollyjovialjocularmirthfulcheerfulvivacioussparklinguproariousboisterousnoisyrowdyinformal:wackyOpposite serious

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Latin hilaris (from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’) + -ous. The sense ‘exceedingly amusing’ dates from the 1920s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hilariousness noun

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