hilarious

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əs/ UK /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/
adj Freq #5457

Meanings

  1. 1
    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... funnycomicaluproarious
Word family
Derived forms hilariouslyhilariousnesshilarityhowlarioussadlariousunhilarious

Etymology

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

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