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Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.

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  1. n. Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity.
  2. n. great merriment
  3. Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith. Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc., which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative. Syn. -- Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety; joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.
  4. Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith.