hilarious
/hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əs/
adjective
Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
“a hilarious joke”
Full of hilarity; merry.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ious, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).
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HILARIOUS at a glance
HILARIOUS has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + L 1 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,447 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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