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How to pronounce hilarity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness
Type of gaiety, merriment
Derivation hilarious

Examples of hilarity

hilarity
That hoary fiat has produced its measure of anguish and hilarity over the years.
From the time.com
Jae's not the only one who finds certain video snippets to be surefire hilarity.
From the kansas.com
But I became ever more skeptical the more the show insisted on its own hilarity.
From the kansas.com
Either an interesting discussion or hilarity would ensue, both of which I favor.
From the economist.com
A pregnancy, an unintended ongoing relationship and much forced hilarity result.
From the courier-journal.com
Brazelton and Sparrow constantly remind us of the joy and hilarity of parenting.
From the time.com
But those expecting last year's outrageous hilarity may find the latter missing.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The hilarity of some of the slip-ups gives this clash of tongues a silver lining.
From the economist.com
It was hilarity only junior high boys cutting up a dead elk can truly appreciate.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Great merriment
  • (hilarious) marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories"
  • Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. ...
  • A great amount of happiness, usually accompanied by laughter; Something that induces laughter
  • (Hilarious) Funny Women: Hillary Uss.
  • (Hilarious) when Secretary of State Clinton makes a joke to a foreign diplomat that is lost in translation