hilare
French, adjective/i.laʁ/
hilare is spelled H-I-L-A-R-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 50,148th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hilare is a French adjective meaning “mirthful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est gai, riant”.
What does hilare mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mirthful
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est gai, riant.
noun: 1. Personne gaie, riante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hilare
- hilares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hilare?
- /i.laʁ/
- \i.laʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hilare in French?
hilare appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).