English-Thai Dictionary

hilarity

N ความ สนุกสนาน เฮฮา ร่าเริง  glee merriment

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HILARITY

n.[L. hilaritas; Gr. joyful, merry. ] Mirth; merriment; gayety. Hilarity differs from joy; the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, by social pleasure, drinking, etc. , which rouse the animal spirits.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HILARITY

Hi *lar "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarité. See Hilarious. ]

 

Defn: Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith.

 

Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc. , which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative.

 

Syn. -- Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety; joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hilarity

hi lar i ty |həˈle (ə )ritē həˈlɛrədi | ▶noun extreme amusement, esp. when expressed by laughter: his incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity. • boisterous merriment: the noisy hilarity of the streets. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘cheerfulness ’): from French hilarité, from Latin hilaritas ‘cheerfulness, merriment, ’ from hilaris (see hilarious ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

hilarity

hilarity |hɪˈlarɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter: his incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity. • archaic boisterous merriment: by midnight the hilarity had increased. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘cheerfulness ’): from French hilarité, from Latin hilaritas ‘cheerfulness, merriment ’, from hilaris (see hilarious ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hilarity

hilarity noun we always enjoy a great deal of hilarity when we get together: amusement, mirth, laughter, merriment, lightheartedness, levity, fun, humor, jocularity, jollity, gaiety, delight, glee, exuberance, high spirits; comedy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hilarity

hilarity noun his incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity: amusement, mirth, laughter, merriment, light-heartedness, levity, fun, humour, jocularity, jollity, joviality, gaiety, delight, glee, comedy, frivolity, exuberance, boisterousness, high spirits; dated sport. ANTONYMS seriousness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hilarity

hi lar i ty /hɪlǽrəti /名詞 U 大笑い, 陽気, 滑稽 （こつけい ）.