Hilarity

Word HILARITY
Character 8
Hyphenation hi lar i ty
Pronunciations /hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/

Definitions and meanings of "Hilarity"

What do we mean by hilarity?

Great merriment. noun

Demonstrative mirth or merriment; gleeful exhilaration; social gaiety; jollity. noun

Synonyms Hilarity, Joy, Glee, Joviality; gaiety, exhilaration. Joy is not often used of the excitement or overflow of animal spirits, but is rather and almost distinctively an affection of the mind. Glee is a strong word for an acute or ecstatic pleasure that expresses itself in mirthfulness and other demonstrative signs of high spirits. Joviality is that feeling or character which, being itself gay, merry, or jolly, brings others into the same mood; the word is generally used in a good sense. Hilarity is more often, but not necessarily, used of mirth, laughter, or other signs of exhilaration exceeding the limits of reason or propriety. See animation, mirth, gladness, happiness. noun

Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. noun

A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter. noun

Something that induces laughter. noun

Great merriment noun

A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.

Something that induces laughter.

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The word "hilarity" in example sentences

They stroll around New York, getting involved in all sorts of situations where 'hilarity' is sure to ensue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I mean, when you feature a vampire with a very nervous divorcee named Bushy-Smallwood, well, the hilarity is sure to follow. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I gotta admit, whenever a conservative talks about being “hip” and/or “edgy,” hilarity is about to ensue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In return, I was treated with enough respect to get me through, if we forget the incident at Point 6 when I was left alone with 20 pissed up protesters “by mistake” (for a few seconds) as the van revved up and pretended to drive off amid much hilarity from the team! ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

The real hilarity is the recent hint that Israel is now advertising itself as the new potential protector of “Sunnis” like the Saudis against the same Iran. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The hilarity is building, and finally, in a bid to move things back towards bedtime preparations, I grab up the socks, toss them at the laundry, and fling my still-giggling self back across my bed. ❋ Kittenpie (2007)

"Carnahan does, however, have an oddball sense of comic timing; what his picture lacks in hilarity it recuperates with a well-developed, albeit mumbling, sense of the absurd." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The hilarity is that you think Republicans have any idea how to secure the country when THE BIGGEST TERRORIST ATTACK IN U.S. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The hilarity is increased because I can picture you getting all hot and bothered by us libs, then responding to us and actually believing yourself, which is the funniest part. ❋ Unknown (2005)

On the one hand, this sucks and I will probably end up dressing the cat in doll clothes to fill my copious spare time; but on the other hand, journal hilarity is likely to ensue. ❋ Moriarty6 (2005)

Hangover-style "hilarity" - surround the only living decent twentysomethings in New York, the City of Bullshitters: an army-vet computer tech (Bryan Greenberg) and a urban conservationist (Alexis Bledel). ❋ Henry Stewart (2010)

And since Jimmy and Christine live in Kim and Greg’s guest house, hilarity is always close by. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think a lot of the hilarity is intentional, though it’s impossible to tell for sure with some of it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I recall the hilarity that this story caused in Canada when these concerns about Canadian “spy” coins first popped up a couple of years ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Notwithstanding your hilarity, which is not too well thought out, I think that people can also recognize “race” European or African from an inverse photo, or an albino black, or a white person with black tint smeared on … or a number of other situations. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Longtime readers may recall the hilarity that ensued when Laura and I visited Aiken, South Carolina during primary season three years ago. ❋ Shunn (2006)

HIGHTOWER: Well, he's having a good week and I think the hilarity is the little tiff that Bush got into with McCain yesterday, saying that McCain has corrupt money in his campaign. ❋ Unknown (2000)

These pleasing sensations continue for several days, more or less, until they gradually merge into feelings of almost intense excitement, not only mentally, but the entire physical system share largely in it, so that it might be termed a hilarity of feeling almost akin to approaching intoxication; or as I imagine, like the sensation produced by the beverage of champagne wine. ❋ Martin Robinson Delany (N/A)

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