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hilarity

[ hi-lar-i-tee, -lair-, hahy- ]

noun

  1. cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
  2. boisterous gaiety or merriment.


hilarity

/ ɪˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. mirth and merriment; cheerfulness
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hilarity1

1560–70; earlier hilaritie, from Latin 󾱱, equivalent to hilari(s) ( hilarious ) + - -ty 2
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Synonym Study

See mirth.
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There is strange hilarity in every aspect of this outdated ritual.

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The opening night audience at the Geffen Playhouse seemed enraptured by the hilarity.

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In “The Thanksgiving Play,” FastHorse skewered with merciless hilarity white woke hypocrisy.

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Pulling that off requires prioritizing heartfelt moments over brazen hilarity which, again, few TV storytellers do well.

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She was a First Amendment absolutist when it came to humor, but comedy evolves and one generation’s daring hilarity is another’s insensitive cruelty.

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