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41comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
42GLaDOS — GLaDOS, as she appears in Portal 2 Series Portal First game Portal (2007) Created by Erik Wolpaw Kim Swift …
43gaiety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. merriment, frivolity, merrymaking, cheerfulness.Ant., sadness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jollity, mirth, exhilaration; see happiness 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. happiness, cheer, mirth, joy,… …
44laughter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. laughing, guffaw, snicker, giggle, titter, chuckle. See rejoicing. Ant., tears, crying. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chortling, chuckling, guffawing, tittering, giggling, shouting, roaring, crowing,… …
45Hilary — masc. proper name, from L.L. Hilarius, lit. cheerful, from L. hilaris (see HILARITY (Cf. hilarity)). The name was more popular in France than in England. The woman s name (M.E. Hillaria) seems to be merged with this from Eulalia, name of the… …
46exhilarate — 1530s, from L. exhilaratus cheerful, merry, pp. of exhilarare gladden, cheer, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + hilarare make cheerful, from hilarus cheerful (see HILARITY (Cf. hilarity)). Related …
47hilarious — 1823, cheerful, from L. hilaris cheerful, of good cheer (see HILARITY (Cf. hilarity)) + OUS (Cf. ous). Meaning boisterously joyful is from 1830s. Related: Hilariously …
48gleefulness — noun great merriment • Syn: ↑hilarity, ↑mirth, ↑mirthfulness, ↑glee • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful, ↑mirthful (for: ↑mirthfulness), ↑ …
49mirthfulness — noun great merriment • Syn: ↑hilarity, ↑mirth, ↑glee, ↑gleefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑gleeful (for: ↑gleefulness), ↑mirthful, ↑ …
50hi|lar´i|ous|ness — hi|lar|i|ous «huh LAIR ee uhs, hy », adjective. very merry; noisily gay; mirthful: »a hilarious tale, a hilarious party. SYNONYM(S): rollicking. ╂[< Latin hilaris (with English ous); see etym. under hilarity (Cf. ↑hilarity)] …
