jubilant

[joo-buh-luhnt]

adjective

1. feeling or showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant.

   the cheers of the jubilant victors;

   the jubilant climax of his symphony.

jubilant

/ ˈdʒuːbɪlənt /

adjective

1. feeling or expressing great joy

Other Word Forms

• jubilance noun
• jubilancy noun
• jubilantly adverb
• unjubilant adjective
• unjubilantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilant¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin jūbilant-, stem of jūbilāns “shouting,” present participle of jūbilāre “to shout, whoop”

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilant¹

C17: from Latin jūbilāns shouting for joy, from jūbilāre to give a joyful cry, from jūbilum a shout, wild cry

Example Sentences

Thousands of jubilant Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square Thursday, hopeful for the return of hostages held in Gaza, after two years of fear and worry.

Read more on Barron's

Chants of "two more years" - from both his celebrating players and jubilant fans - echoed around the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

Read more on BBC

Inside parliament, there were jubilant scenes as hundreds of protesters danced and chanted slogans around a fire at the entrance to the building, many holding Nepal's flag.

Read more on BBC

Spain did not give up and got their reward in overtime with a try from Ines Antolinez, which sparked jubilant scenes among the exhausted Spanish players.

Read more on BBC

On Friday, she headlined the Reading Festival, taking no prisoners with a dazzling, jubilant set that capped her incredible rise to fame over the past 18 months.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• elated 
• euphoric 
• excited 
• exuberant 
• exultant 
• glad 
• joyous 
• overjoyed 
• pleased www.thesaurus.com
• triumphal 
• triumphant