The meaning of Hilarity

noun

The state or experience of finding something funny.

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We looked with amusement at our horoscopes

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Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

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A cabaret with music, dancing, and comedy

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A movie, play, or book that is intentionally amusing either in its characters or its action

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[ c ] a lot of shakespeare’s plays are comedies., [ u ] when john forgot his lines in the middle of…

verb

Please (someone) greatly.

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An experience guaranteed to delight both young and old

noun

Great pleasure.

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The little girls squealed with delight

noun

Great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness, or something or someone that gives this

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[ c ] my sister’s little boy is a real delight., [ u ] his music teacher expressed delight with his…

noun

The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

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A sense of youthful exuberance

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The quality of feeling energetic, or the behaviour of someone who feels this way

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He maintained a youthful exuberance., one thing that stands out is her exuberance and zest for life…

noun

Lack of seriousness; light-heartedness.

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A night of fun and frivolity

noun

Foolish behavior, or something silly or unimportant

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[ u ] you shouldn’t treat such a serious subject with frivolity.

noun

Enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure.

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The children were having fun in the play area

adjective

Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable.

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It was a fun evening

verb

Joke or tease.

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No need to get sore—i was only funning

noun

The state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful.

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The sudden gaiety of children's laughter

noun

Happiness and excitement

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She loved the gaiety of the holiday season.

noun

Great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune.

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His face lit up with impish glee

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Happiness or great pleasure

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Malone pumped his fist with glee after scoring the game-winner., gleeful children, she talks gleefu…

noun

The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

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His tales are full of humour

verb

Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

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She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun

The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny

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He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

noun

The quality of being happy and liking to make jokes

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There's a kind of forced jocularity to his writing., she is known for jocularity in her dealings wi…

noun

Lively and cheerful activity or celebration.

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A night of riotous jollity

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The quality of being jolly (= happy and smiling), or behaviour that shows this

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There was music, dancing, and a great deal of jollity., the evening had a slight feeling of forced …

noun

The quality in a person of being friendly and in a good mood, or of a situation being enjoyable, friendly and pleasant

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There was an air of joviality in the room., she had a forced joviality that made us suspicious.

noun

The action or sound of laughing.

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He roared with laughter

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The act or sound of laughing

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Laughter from the living room kept me awake past midnight.

noun

The treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect.

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As an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop

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Amusement or lack of seriousness

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A moment of levity

noun

Humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion

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A brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings

noun

Gaiety and fun.

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Her eyes sparkled with merriment

noun

An occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together

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Sounds of merriment came from the kitchen., his unusual name has long been a source of merriment am…

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Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.

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His six-foot frame shook with mirth

noun

Laughter or amusement

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Chen could not contain his mirth.

noun

An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

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Team sports such as soccer and rugby

verb

Wear or display (a distinctive item).

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He was sporting a huge handlebar moustache

noun

A game, competition, or similar activity, done for enjoyment or as a job, that takes physical effort and skill and is played or done by following particular rules

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[ c ] football, baseball, and basketball are all team sports., [ u ] do you hunt for sport or in or…