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Hilarious
Hilarious means extremely funny. It is a gradable-resistant adjective, so "very hilarious" sounds wrong to native ears; use "absolutely hilarious" instead. The noun is "hilarity", which is more formal and describes the laughter itself.
Examples in context
The whole audience found it hilarious.
The whole audience found it hilarious.
That was absolutely hilarious.
That was absolutely hilarious.
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