hilaris

Latin

Alternative forms

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.

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	hilaris	hilare	hilarēs	hilaria
genitive	hilaris		hilarium
dative	hilarī		hilaribus
accusative	hilarem	hilare	hilarēs hilarīs	hilaria
ablative	hilarī		hilaribus
vocative	hilaris	hilare	hilarēs	hilaria

Synonyms

hilarus

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.