hilarious

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əs/ UK /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/ See IPA manual

Freq #5457

Meanings

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adj
Extremely funny; making people laugh a lot.

She told us a hilarious story about her holiday.

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Synonyms

1 adj · extremely funny; making... funny comical uproarious

Word family

Derived forms hilariously hilariousness hilarityhowlarioussadlariousunhilarious

Related forms exhilarate exhilaration hilary

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ious, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).

hilaris Latin ἱλαρός Ancient Greek

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