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# hilarious

adjective

«hilarious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Extremely funny, making you laugh a lot: a hilarious joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk children describe funny films, jokes and friends as hilarious; in stories it shows a very funny scene. Sometimes used with irony: «Oh, hilarious» = not funny at all. Phrases: «absolutely hilarious», «a hilarious story».

### Examples

- The clown was hilarious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x1)
- We watched a hilarious film and couldn't stop laughing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x2)
- My brother told a hilarious joke at dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x3)
- «Oh, hilarious,» she said, when he hid her bag — she was not laughing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x4)
- The dog's tricks were hilarious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x5)
- It was hilarious when the cake slid off the plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/#x6)

### Note

Stronger than «funny»; do not say «very hilarious» — say «absolutely hilarious». Say «hi-LAIR-ee-us». Noun: hilarity. Slang equivalents: «hysterical», «a scream», «LOL».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hilarious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hilarious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hilarious.html) on Mova free.