Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hilarity
IPA transcription: [hɪl'ɛɹəti]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness
    Meaning: great merriment
Usage examples
  • And now with a wild hilarity I flew.
  • "Can't you SEE him?" Bibbs interrupted, a faint ripple of hilarity in his voice.
  • Ralph looked at her as if his mild hilarity had been touched with mystification.
  • But whilst they were indulging in extravagant joy at the Palais Royal, to increase the hilarity of the queen, Mazarin, a man of sense, and whose fear, moreover, gave him foresight, lost no time in making idle and dangerous jokes; he went out after the coadjutor, settled his account, locked up his gold, and had confidential workmen to contrive hiding places in his walls.