Advertisement

Advertisement

Hilary

[ hil-uh-ree ]

noun

  1. Also Hi·laire [] a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “cheerful.”


Discover More

Example Sentences

Hilary is such a huge part of my life, and she’s such a huge part of my happiness, that there’s no way that I can’t talk about her now.

They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.

The first was by someone who really should know better, Hilary Clinton.

Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.

Author Hilary Mantel is under fire for writing a story about killing Margaret Thatcher.

I talked with Hilary Levey Friedman, a sociologist and author of Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture.

Of these Reports he published altogether four volumes, with learned notes; they extend from Michaelmas 1807 to Hilary 1816.

And do you know, Hilary, there's the makings of a devilish fine woman in Liosha, if one only knew the right way to take her.

Hilary and Cecily had been playing tennis, and, overhearing the alarming news, came up to the steps of the verandah.

Hilary, too, was hopeless; he was reduced to his last cards now, and came in upon Mrs. Jolliffe as she sat at her writing-table.

Hazel and Hilary were also on the verandah, and used their handkerchiefs freely—but principally to conceal their mouths.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


HilariusHilary of Poitiers