What does hilarious mean?

hilarious means "marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter".

How many syllables are in hilarious?

hilarious has 4 syllables: hi-lar-i-ous. The stress falls on "lar". In IPA it is /hɪˈlɛɹiəs/.

What is another word for hilarious?

Close synonyms include screaming, uproarious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hilarious a common word?

hilarious is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

hilarious — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
“hilarious broad comedy”
“a screaming farce”
“uproarious stories”
Synonymsscreaming uproarious
Similarhumorous

Questions about hilarious

What does hilarious mean?: hilarious means "marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter".
How many syllables are in hilarious?: hilarious has 4 syllables: hi-lar-i-ous. The stress falls on "lar". In IPA it is /hɪˈlɛɹiəs/.
What is another word for hilarious?: Close synonyms include screaming, uproarious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is hilarious a common word?: hilarious is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hilarious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
“hilarious broad comedy”
“a screaming farce”
“uproarious stories”
Synonymsscreaming uproarious
Similarhumorous

Questions about hilarious

What does hilarious mean?: hilarious means "marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter".
How many syllables are in hilarious?: hilarious has 4 syllables: hi-lar-i-ous. The stress falls on "lar". In IPA it is /hɪˈlɛɹiəs/.
What is another word for hilarious?: Close synonyms include screaming, uproarious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is hilarious a common word?: hilarious is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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