hilarity

Meaning

  1. A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.
  2. Something that induces laughter.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/
Etymology

From Latin hilaritas, "cheerfulness", from adjective hilaris, "cheerful", ultimately from Greek, + noun of state suffix -tas.

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