hilarious
Very funny; causing great merriment and laughterVery funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
» I thought that it was hilarious.
Meaning
2 sensesVery funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
a hilarious joke
Do you like Monty Python? I think they're hilarious.
zum Totlachen, urkomisch
умори́тельныйumorítelʹnyj, смешно́йsmešnój, поте́шныйpotéšnyj
смішни́йsmišnýj
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Full of hilarity; merry.
Examples
81 sentencesI thought that it was hilarious.
Tom thought that it was hilarious.
The joke Tom told was hilarious.
deDer Witz, den Tom erzählt hat, war zum Totlachen.
I thought the joke was hilarious.
deIch fand den Witz urkomisch.
I thought the situation was hilarious.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ious, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilaLearned borrowing from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”) + -ious, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”).
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Forms
more hilarious, most hilarious| Comparative | more hilarious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hilarious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
37 synonyms- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter:screaminguproarious
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form