merriment vs hilarity
hilarity vs merrimentmerriment and hilarity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| merriment | Yes | No | No | No |
| hilarity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
hilarity is a hyponym of
merriment; that is, hilarity is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
merriment:
- merriment: a gay feeling
- hilarity: great merriment
Other hyponyms of merriment include
glee, gleefulness, mirth, mirthfulness, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality.
| merriment (noun) | hilarity (noun) |
|---|---|
| activities that are enjoyable or amusing | great merriment |
| a gay feeling |
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