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ecstatic

[ ek-stat-ik ]
/ ɛkˈstæt ɪk /
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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
subject to or in a state of ecstasy; full of joy; rapturous: They are absolutely ecstatic about their new baby.

noun

a person subject to fits of ecstasy: The author, a known ecstatic, could write only in fits of rage or glee.

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RELATED WORDS

elated, crazy, overjoyed, delirious, enthusiastic, joyous, rhapsodic, fervent, rapturous, mad, upbeat, joyful, thrilled, euphoric, beatific, dreamy, floating, frenzied, gone, high

Nearby words

  1. ecr,
  2. ecru,
  3. ecs,
  4. ecsc,
  5. ecstasy,
  6. ecstatics,
  7. ect,
  8. ect-,
  9. ectad,
  10. ectal

Origin of ecstatic

1620–30; (< Middle French extatique) < Medieval Latin ecstaticus < Greek ekstatikós, equivalent to ek- ec- + statikós static. See ecstasy
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British Dictionary definitions for ecstatic

ecstatic

/ (ɛkˈstætɪk) /

adjective

in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight
showing or feeling great enthusiasmecstatic applause

noun

a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy
Derived Formsecstatically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for ecstatic

ecstatic

adj.

1590s, "mystically absorbed, stupefied," from Greek ekstatikos "unstable," from ekstasis (see ecstatic). Meaning "characterized by intense emotions" is from 1660s, now usually pleasurable ones, but not originally always so. Related: Ecstatical; ecstatically.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper