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English
Adjective
hilare (comparative more hilare, superlative most hilare)
- Alternative form of hilar (hilarious)
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful”).
Adjective
hilare (plural hilares)
- mirthful
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From hilaris (“cheerful”).
Adverb
hilarē (comparative hilarius, superlative hilarissimē)
- cheerfully, joyfully
Synonyms
Related terms
Adjective
hilare
- nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of hilaris
Adjective
hilare
- vocative singular neuter of hilarus
References
- “hilare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “hilare”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hilare in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Spanish
Verb
hilare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of hilar