HILARITY

hilarity. Hilarity, n. gayety, mirth, cheerfulness, joy, pleasantry

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Hi‐lar″i‐ty (?; 277), n. [[L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarité. See Hilarious.]] Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith. ☞ Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc., which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative. Syn. — Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety; joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.