Word for Wednesday: Hilarious

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Our Word for Wednesday theme for November is other words for funny.

If something is funny, it means that it provokes laughter. The word has been used in English since 1756 and comes from the word ‘fun-‘ and the suffix ‘-y'. 'Fun' comes from the Middle English ‘fonnen’ meaning ‘befool’.

So far we’ve looked at the words amusing and droll. This week’s word is hilarious.

If something is hilarious, it means it is extremely funny.

  • Did you watch the hilarious video of the goat that sounds like a screaming man? 
  • They couldn’t stop laughing at the comedian’s hilarious jokes.

Hilarious dates to 1823 comes from the Latin ‘hilaris’ meaning ‘cheerful’. The word evolved to mean ‘boisterously joyful’ in 1835.


16 Nov 2022
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One of the students has put in a huge amount of effort in completing Spellzone at least 3 times a week since his arrival with us in January. Looking at his scores after the latest GL testing, his standardised score has risen from 99 to 131. This is a truly phenomenal result. I just wanted to share the best result I have ever seen.

Terrie Penrose-Toms, Casterton College

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