elated
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits: an elated winner of a contest.
Origin of elated
1Other words for elated
Opposites for elated
Other words from elated
- e·lat·ed·ly, adverb
- e·lat·ed·ness, noun
- su·per·e·lat·ed, adjective
- un·e·lat·ed, adjective
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How to use elated in a sentence
Before having her drinks she is unelated and uninformed like a corpse coldly electrified by a storage battery.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneYet her triumph somehow found her unelated, even a shade depressed.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell CullumLike your jug of cold water among the wine-flasks, it leaves you unelated among the elated ones.
The Confidence-Man | Herman MelvilleUnelated by what she felt to be merely her due, Miss Conklin was silent for a time.
Elder Conklin | Frank Harris
British Dictionary definitions for elated
/ (ɪˈleɪtɪd) /
full of high spirits, exhilaration, pride or optimism; very happy
Derived forms of elated
- elatedly, adverb
- elatedness, noun
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