hilarious

CEFRC1

/hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Full of hilarity; merry.

Examples

  • He is one of the most hilarious comedians.

  • The newspaper published a hilarious parody of the president's speech.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

More examples

In context

  • Do you like Monty Python? I think they're hilarious.

  • a hilarious joke

  • Cold Doctor Pell here refused a very considerable fee. He could on occasion behave handsomely; but I can't learn that blustering, hilarious Doctor Rogerson ever refused his.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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