HILARITY


Meaning of HILARITY in English

/hi lar"i tee, -lair"-, huy-/ , n.

1. cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.

2. boisterous gaiety or merriment.

[ 1560-70; earlier hilaritie hilaritas, equiv. to hilari ( s ) (see HILARIOUS) + -tas -TY 2 ]

Syn. 2. See mirth .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .