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   What is the origin of the word 'hilarity'?

   • The word 'hilarity' comes from hilaris, meaning 'cheerful' in Latin. The meaning 'boisterously joyful' emerged in the 1830s.

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   What does hilarity mean?

   • Hilarity is great amusement and laughter. No one outside our family can understand the hilarity each time we see this plant. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Where did hilarity come from?

   • OED's earliest evidence for hilarity is from 1568, in the writing of Gilbert Skeyne, physician. hilarity is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French hilarité. hild, v.

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   When was hilarity first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun hilarity is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for hilarity is from 1568, in the writing of Gilbert Skeyne, physician. hilarity is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French hilarité.

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   What is a synonym for 'glee'?

   • Princeton's WordNet: Synonyms for 'glee': great merriment or gleefulness.

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   What does Hilaria mean?

   • In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neuter plural 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. also from mid-15c. exhilarate (v.)

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   Jun 30, 2018 · Old English brad "wide, not narrow," also "flat, open, extended," from Proto-Germanic *braidi- (source also of Old Frisian bred, Old Norse breiðr, Dutch breed, German breit, Gothic brouþs), which is of unknown origin.

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   The word "hilarity" comes from the Latin word "hilaris," meaning "cheerful" or "merry." Meaning: Hilarity refers to a state of extreme and unrestrained joy or laughter. It is a feeling of great amusement, mirth, or jollity. Origin: The Latin word "hilaris" is believed to have originated from the Greek word "hilaros," which also means "cheerful."

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   HILARITY definition: 1. a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny: 2. a situation…. Learn more.

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   The earliest known use of the noun hilarity is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for hilarity is from 1568, in the writing of Gilbert Skeyne, physician.

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   (hɪˈlærɪti, -ˈlɛər-, hai-) noun. 1. cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness. 2. boisterous gaiety or merriment. SYNONYMS 2. See mirth. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

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   The meaning of HILARITY is boisterous merriment or laughter. How to use hilarity in a sentence.

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   HILARITY meaning: 1. a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny: 2. a situation…. Learn more.