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Added 9 October 2026

hilarity

/hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/ noun

Latin root: hilaritās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hilarity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Great merriment.

Origin

From Latin hilaritās (“cheerfulness”), from hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”). By surface analysis, Latin hilar(ō) + -i- + -ty.

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