Revel vs Hilarity - What's the difference?
revel | hilarity |
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
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*:"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels ? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places."
To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
* 1997 , The Art of Practicing, a Guide to Making Music from the Heart
(obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.
(countable) Something that induces laughter.
* 1999 , Vincent Canby, Janet Maslin and Peter M. Nichols, The New York times guide to the best 1000 movies ever made ,
* 2005 , Library journal , Volume 130, Issues 8-13, Page 122,
As nouns the difference between revel and hilarity
is that revel is an instance of merrymaking; a celebration or revel can be (architecture) while hilarity is (uncountable) a great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.As a verb revel
is to make merry; to have a gay, lively time or revel can be (obsolete) to draw back; to retract.revel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- Our revels now are ended.
Derived terms
* revelryVerb
- Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to revel in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are.
Synonyms
* (make merry) carouse, celebrateDerived terms
* reveller/revelerEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) revellere; .Verb
(revell)- (Harvey)
Anagrams
* *hilarity
English
Noun
- Think it not curious if we don't seem to be as sidesplittingly impressed with the hilarities in this picture as its promotion might lead you to expect. Hilarity is in it—hilarity at its best—as would be almost mandatory in any film with Miss Holliday.
- Many other Latin imports have become staples of our diet, like the burrito, which in Spanish means "little donkey." What other food-related hilarities are we missing out on?