hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness
(noun) great merriment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hilarity (countable and uncountable, plural hilarities)
(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.
(countable) Something that induces laughter.
• cheerfulness
• buoyancy
• delight
• gaiety
• glee
• jauntiness
• merriment
• mirth
Source: Wiktionary
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
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
