hilarious
gb/hɪlˈɛɹiəs/ us/hɪlˈɛɹiəs/
B1
English
~ 8800
haláli, fergetegesen vicces, nagyon vicces
B1
INFORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
[someone] finds [something] hilarious
That movie was absolutely hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing.
Az a film egyszerűen haláli volt — nem bírtam abbahagyni a nevetést.
She told a hilarious story about her first day at work.
Egy haláli történetet mesélt az első munkanapjáról.
His impression of the teacher was so accurate and hilarious that the whole class burst out laughing.
The comments under that video are even more hilarious than the video itself.
Your costume is hilarious; everyone is going to love it at the party.
Learner examples
The comedian was so hilarious that people cried with laughter.
A humorista olyan vicces volt, hogy az emberek könnyesre nevették magukat.
I think this TV show is hilarious, but my parents do not like it.
Szerintem ez a tévéműsor haláli, de a szüleim nem szeretik.
Her message was short but hilarious, and it made my day.
We watched a hilarious video and laughed for ten minutes.
He makes hilarious faces when someone takes his photo.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say "very hilarious," but "hilarious" already means "extremely funny," so using another strong intensifier like "very" or "extremely" is usually unnecessary or sounds awkward. It is also sometimes confused with "happy," but "hilarious" describes something that causes laughter, not a general feeling of happiness.
Meaning
extremely funny; causing big laughter
Collocations
absolutely hilarious
|really hilarious
|find [something] hilarious
|hilarious joke
|hilarious story
|hilarious video
Synonyms
hysterical (Similar strong meaning, also informal; can sound slightly more emotional or exaggerated.)
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side-splitting (Very strong and vivid; more colorful and less common in everyday speech.)
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very funny (More neutral and simple; less intense and less expressive than "hilarious.")
Antonyms
boring (Describes something that does not hold interest and certainly does not make people laugh.)
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unfunny (Direct opposite in terms of humor, but used less often in everyday speech.)
Themes
emotions
|humor
|daily life
|social
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Very, very funny and making people laugh a lot.
Extremely funny in a way that makes people laugh a lot.
Grammar
Dictionary form
hilarious
IPA
GB/hɪlˈɛɹiəs/
US/hɪlˈɛɹiəs/
Syllables & stress
hil - ari - ous (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ari)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: hilarious
Word family
Core family
hilariously
adverb
Related words
hilarity
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unfunny
adjective
Expressions
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