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hilariousness

/hɪˈɫɛɹiəsnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.

Word Origin Hilariousness comes from Latin hilaris 'cheerful, merry,' from Greek hilaros, from PIE *selh₂- 'to reconcile, make whole.' The same root gives us solace (comfort), solid (whole), and consolidate (make solid together). So hilariousness is the quality of being so cheerful it makes you feel whole. The word hilarious entered English in the 1800s, and we added -ness to make it a noun.

noun The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity. countable

The hilariousness of his stand-up comedy had the entire audience roaring with laughter.

(名词) 滑稽；好笑；诙谐 【滑稽性】

他的单口喜剧的搞笑程度让全场观众哄堂大笑。

(sustantivo) La característica de ser hilarante; hilaridad.

La hilaridad de su stand-up hizo que toda la audiencia rugiera de risa.

(nom) hilarité; comique; drôlerie; cocasserie [Caractère de ce qui est hilarant ou extrêmement comique.]

Le hilariousness de son one-man-show a fait rugir de rire toute l'assistance.

(Substantiv) Heiterkeit; Ausgelassenheit [Die Eigenschaft, extrem lustig oder unterhaltsam zu sein und dadurch große Heiterkeit auszulösen.]

Die **hilariousness** seines Stand-up-Programms ließ das gesamte Publikum vor Lachen brüllen.

(名詞) 爆笑的であること；爆笑の性質。

彼のスタンダップコメディの面白さに、観客全体が大きな声で笑い転げた。

(substantivo) hilaridade [A característica de ser hilário; hilaridade.]

A hilaridade de sua comédia stand-up fez toda a audiência cair na gargalhada.

Synonyms: hilarity amusement laughter comicality funniness mirth humor jocularity Antonyms: seriousness gravity solemnity sobriety
Word parts: hilar + ious + ness

Related words

hilarity hilariously exhilaration exhilarating

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