HILARITY

hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness

(noun) great merriment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hilarity (countable and uncountable, plural hilarities)

(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.

(countable) Something that induces laughter.

Synonyms

• cheerfulness

• buoyancy

• delight

• gaiety

• glee

• jauntiness

• merriment

• mirth

Source: Wiktionary

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Hi*lar"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarité. See Hilarious.]

Definition: Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith.

Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc., which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative.

Syn.

– Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety; joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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