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hilarious

English

Etymology

From Latin hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ????? (hílaos, “propitious, gracious, kind”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /h??l???i?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /h??le?i?s/, /ha??le?i?s/
  • (New England) IPA(key): /h??læ?i?s/, /ha??læ?i?s/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) (New England)
  • Rhymes: -??ri?s

Adjective

hilarious (comparative more hilarious, superlative most hilarious)

  1. Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
  2. Full of hilarity; merry.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:funny

Derived terms

  • hilarity
  • hilariously
  • hilariousness

Related terms

  • exhilarate
  • exhilaration
  • Hilary

Translations

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jesting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??st??/

Noun

jesting (countable and uncountable, plural jestings)

  1. joking
    • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Passionate Pilgrim
      Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.
  2. bantering; ridicule
  3. mocking

Adjective

jesting (comparative more jesting, superlative most jesting)

  1. facetious
  2. humorous
  3. playful; mocking
  4. jeering

Verb

jesting

  1. present participle of jest

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