hilarious
English
/hɪˈlɛəɹiəs/, /hɪˈleɹiəs/, /hɪˈlæɹiəs/
adj
Definitions
- Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
- Full of hilarity; merry.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hilaris (cheerful) derived from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (cheerful, merry, happy, joyful, glad).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἱλαρός
Gloss
cheerful, merry, happy, joyful, glad
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hilariously English
- hilariousness English
- unhilarious English
- Hilarius Latin
- hilaris Latin
- hilaritas Latin
- hilariter Latin
- hilaritās Latin
- ἱλαρός Ancient Greek
- ἵλαος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *sōlh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- ιλαροτραγωδία Greek (modern)
- hilaryos Cebuano