hilaris

== Latin == === Alternative forms === hilarus, hylaris === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “propitious, gracious, kind”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɪ.ɫa.rɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.la.ris] === Adjective === hilaris (neuter hilare, comparative hilarior, superlative hilarissimus, adverb hilarē or hilariter); third-declension two-termination adjective cheerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovial Synonyms: laetus, libēns, alacer, hilarus Antonyms: trīstis, infelix, maestus, miser, aeger Nātāle hilare! ― Merry Christmas! ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== French: hilare→ Romanian: ilar Italian: ilare Portuguese: hilário Sicilian: ìlari → English: hilarious→ Cebuano: hilaryos → Icelandic: Hilaríus m ==== References ==== “hilaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “hilaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “hilaris”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.