hilarity
Plural: hilarities
Noun
- Great merriment, often accompanied by boisterous laughter.
- great merriment
- A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
- Something that induces much laughter.
Examples
- A perfectly timed, high-scoring word can cause immediate HILARITY among players.
- When the duck escaped into the birthday party, hilarity ensued.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin hilaritās (“cheerfulness”), from hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”).
Synonyms
glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness, buoyancy, cheerfulness, delight, gaiety, jauntiness, merriment
Scrabble Score: 14
hilarity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhilarity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hilarity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary