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Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
hilarus (feminine hilara, neuter hilarum, comparative hilarior, superlative hilarissimus, adverb hilarē or hilariter); first/second-declension adjective
- cheerful, lively, light-hearted
- Synonyms: laetus, libēns, alacer, hilaris
- Antonyms: trīstis, infelix, maestus, miser, aeger
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “hilarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “hilarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hilarus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.