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Synonyms of hilarity

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Another word for hilarity is delight. Other synonyms of hilarity are glee, mirth, merriment and cheerfulness.

Synonyms and similar words for hilarity

nounMore synonyms

  • cheerfulnessThe state of being cheerful; joy.
  • buoyancy
  • delightJoy; pleasure.
  • gaietyThe state of being happy or merry.
  • gleeJoy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
  • jauntinessThe quality of being jaunty.
  • merrimentA state of enjoyable exuberance.
  • mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

Meaning of hilarity

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

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Questions about synonyms of hilarity

What is another word for hilarity?
Hilarity has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as delight, glee, mirth, merriment and cheerfulness.
What does hilarity mean?
Hilarity means a great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hilarity (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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