Antonyms for hilarity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hi-lar-i-tee, -lair-, hahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈlær ɪ ti, -ˈlɛər-, haɪ- |
Definition of hilarity
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin hilaritatem (nominative hilaritas) "cheerfulness, gaiety, merriment," from hilaris "cheerful, gay," from Greek hilaros "cheerful, gay, merry, joyous," related to hilaos "graceful, kindly." In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neuter plural of hilaris) were a class of holidays, times of pomp and rejoicing; there were public ones in honor of Cybele at the spring equinoxes as well as private ones on the day of a marriage or a son's birth.
- noun laughter
- It is, at its very plainest, mingled of a regard for hilarity and a regard for helplessness.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- She also stated that she did not think it a morning for hilarity, not at all!
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- Grey laughed loudly, but there was no mirth in his hilarity.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Suffice to say that it was violent effort, excitement, and hilarity.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- His laugh came back to him, but there was no hilarity in it.
- Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
- From this rough dwelling proceeded tones of mirth and hilarity.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
- The fat man looked from one to the other of us in an obtuse suspicion of our hilarity.
- Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
- To-day, in the midst of hilarity and all unannounced, “company” did appear.
- Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
- But everyone did his best to contribute to the hilarity of the occasion.
- Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
- The hilarity at the association's expense burst all bounds, now.
- Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Synonyms for hilarity
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