Hilary

[hil-uh-ree]

noun

1. Hilarius, Saint.

2. Also Hilaire a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”

Example Sentences

“You’re learning to present yourself. You’re learning to have a stump speech, for lack of a better word…You’re learning to be media-savvy,” said Hilary Levey Friedman, author of the book “Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America.”

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Both the Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn and the Taoiseach Micheál Martin refused invitations to appear on the podcast.

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A spokesman for Hilary Benn, who is the representative for the British government in Northern Ireland, said he wasn't prepared to take part in an episode focused on the British identity.

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The Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction is being launched on the third anniversary of her death after her private correspondence revealed she had mentored aspiring writers throughout her life.

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Devon-based Dame Hilary herself won the prestigious Booker Prize twice and is probably best known for her book Wolf Hall that became a BBC TV series.

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