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hilarious

[hi-lair-ee-uhs, -lar-, hahy-]

adjective

  1. arousing great merriment; extremely funny.

    a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.

  2. boisterously merry or cheerful.

    a hilarious celebration.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: , ,
  3. merry; cheerful.



hilarious

/ ³óɪˈ±ōɛə°łÉŖÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. very funny or merry

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • hilariously adverb
  • hilariousness noun
  • hyperhilarious adjective
  • hyperhilariously adverb
  • hyperhilariousness noun
  • unhilarious adjective
  • unhilariously adverb
  • unhilariousness noun
  • ³ó¾±Ėˆ±ō²¹°ł¾±“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ³ó¾±Ėˆ±ō²¹°ł¾±“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of hilarious1

1815–25; < Latin hilar ( is ), hilar ( us ) cheerful (< Greek ³ó¾±±ō²¹°łĆ³²õ ) + -ious
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of hilarious1

C19: from Latin hilaris glad, from Greek hilaros
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Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.

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He was hilarious, and of course, very broadly funny, but then there was something so sad.

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It was very fun and liberating to play people who know that they’re evil, and I think that’s endlessly funny, and that violence, timed right, can be hilarious.

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Even as ā€œHacksā€ has expanded its scope over the course of four sharp, hilarious seasons, the showbiz comedy remains a two-hander at heart.

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The character’s neediness and insecurities are cringe-inducing and hilarious, but his love for movies makes him sympathetic — or at least not completely insufferable.ā€

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When To Use

What doesĢżhilarious mean?

Hilarious means extremely funny, like literally lol funny.Hilarious is most commonly used to describe someone or something (like a joke or a movie) as super funny. Much less commonly, it used to mean very merry or cheerful, as in a hilarious celebration.Example: The movie was absolutely hilarious—I was laughing so hard at one point that I was crying.

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