Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to feel hilarious/very fun
English answer:
to feel full of joy/great fun.
Added to glossary by
Patricia Townshend (X)
Jul 22, 2008 01:09
15 yrs ago
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English term
to feel hilarious
Non-PRO
English
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Linguistics
is it wrong to say : I feel hilarious? and going there was very fun?
Responses
| 4 | full of joy/great fun. |
Patricia Townshend (X)
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| 4 +6 | I feel happy . . . I am happy . . . |
Demi Ebrite
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| 3 | I feel [something] hilarious; and going there was [a lot of] fun? |
Ramesh Bhatt
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Change log
Jul 22, 2008 01:13: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jul 23, 2008 07:47: Patricia Townshend (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/117715">Patsy Florit's</a> old entry - "to feel hilarious"" to ""full of joy/great fun.""
Responses
5 hrs
Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
Native in English
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English
Works in field
Related KudoZ points
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17
Selected
full of joy/great fun.
Something can be hilarious but it is not a feeling. The play was hilarious. The book was hilarious. But I feel full of joy. You cannot say going there was very fun. You could say going there was great fun.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, this is the most suitable answer since you took the time to explain it more in detail."
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10 mins
I feel happy . . . I am happy . . .
An action can be hilarious.
Example sentence:
The funny face he made at me was hilarious.
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Or elated, exhilerated
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Both of those words are good choices. Thanks, Kim.
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Vincentius Mariatmo
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Thanks Vincentius
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Mihaela Ghiuzeli
: or thrilled .
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Thanks Mihaela.
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Liam Hamilton
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Thanks Liam.
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Victoria Porter-Burns
: yes, you definitely can't feel hilarious. I'd say 'elated' as Kim suggests.
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Thanks Victoria.
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Phong Le
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Thanks phongicehcmc.
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17 mins
Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Nepal
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Nepal
Everyoung Global Intellectual Foundation
Native in: Urdu 
, English
Works in: English to Tibetan, Tibetan to English, English to Nepali, and 18 more.
I feel [something] hilarious; and going there was [a lot of] fun?
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