Hilarious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaʊskoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/hɪlˈeəɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɪlˈeəɹiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈaʊskoʊt/.

Examples

hilarious broad comedy
a screaming farce
uproarious stories

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screaming uproarious

Parts of Speech

adjective

marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

“hilarious broad comedy”

Word Forms

hilarity

noun

great merriment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

urkomisch

gekennzeichnet durch ausgelassene Fröhlichkeit oder krampfhaftes Lachen oder verursacht diese

🇫🇷French

hilarant

marqué par ou provoquant une gaieté bruyante ou un rire convulsif

🇪🇸Spanish

gracioso

marcado por o causando alegría bulliciosa o risa convulsiva

🇮🇹Italian

divertente

contrassegnato da o provocando un'allegria chiassosa o risate convulse

🇳🇱Dutch

hilarisch

gekenmerkt door of veroorzaken van luidruchtige vrolijkheid of krampachtig gelach

🇵🇹Portuguese

divertido

marcado ou causando alegria barulhenta ou risada convulsiva

🇷🇺Russian

веселый

отмечено или вызывает бурное веселье или судорожный смех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंददायक

उग्र उल्लास या ऐंठन भरी हँसी द्वारा चिह्नित या उत्पन्न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হাস্যকর

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা উদ্দাম আনন্দ বা খিঁচুনি হাসির কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருங்களிப்புடைய

ஆரவாரமான மகிழ்ச்சி அல்லது வலிப்பு சிரிப்பால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

ఉల్లాసమైన ఉల్లాసం లేదా మూర్ఛ నవ్వుల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

उद्दाम आनंद किंवा आक्षेपार्ह हशा द्वारे चिन्हांकित किंवा कारणीभूत

🇮🇳Gujarati

આનંદી

ઉત્સાહપૂર્ણ આનંદ અથવા આક્રમક હાસ્ય દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે અથવા તેનું કારણ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸದಾಯಕ

ಅಬ್ಬರದ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆಳೆತದ ನಗೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉല്ലാസകരമായ

ഉന്മേഷദായകമായ ഉല്ലാസമോ ഞെട്ടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ചിരിയോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ

ਰੌਲੇ-ਰੱਪੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਨੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਉਲਝਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਾਸੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاحیہ

جوش و خروش یا اشتعال انگیز ہنسی کے ذریعہ نشان زد یا اس کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

搞笑的

以喧闹的欢乐或痉挛性的笑声为特征或引起的

🇯🇵Japanese

陽気な

騒々しい陽気な笑い声やけいれん的な笑い声を特徴とする、またはそれを引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

아주 웃긴

떠들썩한 흥겨움이나 경련적인 웃음으로 표시되거나 유발됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vui vẻ

được đánh dấu bằng hoặc gây ra sự vui vẻ náo nhiệt hoặc tiếng cười co giật

🇹🇭Thai

ตลกขบขัน

ทำให้เกิดความรื่นเริงสนุกสนานหรือเสียงหัวเราะที่ชักกระตุก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lucu sekali

ditandai dengan atau menyebabkan kegembiraan yang riuh atau tawa yang menggelegar

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatuwa

minarkahan ng o nagdudulot ng maingay na saya o nakakakumbinsi na pagtawa

🇲🇾Malay

kelakar

ditandai dengan atau menyebabkan keriangan riuh rendah atau ketawa sawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرح

تتميز أو تسبب فرحًا عاصفًا أو ضحكًا متشنجًا

🇮🇷Persian

خنده دار

با شادی شدید یا خنده‌های تشنج‌آمیز مشخص شده یا باعث می‌شود

🇹🇷Turkish

gülünç

gürültülü neşe veya sarsıcı kahkahalarla işaretlenmiş veya buna neden olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹהֵל

מסומן על ידי או גורם עליזות סוערת או צחוק עוויתי

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