# hilarious

Pronunciation: say "hi-LAIR-ee-uhs" US /hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹi.əs/, UK /hɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/

## Adjective

1. Extremely funny, to the point of causing loud laughter and great amusement.
   - Simple: So funny that it makes people laugh a lot.
   - _Their disastrous attempt to assemble the bookshelf turned out to be hilarious._
   - _The blooper reel at the end of the film was hilarious._
2. Full of boisterous cheer and high spirits; merry and given to laughter.
   - Simple: Very cheerful and full of fun, laughter, and good spirits.
   - _When the last exam ended, the students spilled into the street hilarious with relief, laughing and shouting at nothing in particular._
   - _Two glasses of champagne had put the groom in a hilarious mood, and he hugged every guest who came near him._

## Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin hilaris ('cheerful') combined with the suffix '-ous'. The Latin word itself came from Ancient Greek hilarós, meaning 'cheerful' or 'merry'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hilarious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).