Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hilariousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
hi-lar-i-ous-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hilarious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hilariousness From hilarious + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does hilariousness mean?
The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
Where does hilariousness come from?
Etymology tree English hilarious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hilariousness From hilarious + -ness.

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