elated
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- elatedly adverb
- elatedness noun
- superelated adjective
- unelated adjective
Etymology
Origin of elated
Explanation
If you're elated you aren't just happy — you're over the moon, absolutely excited, and bursting with pride. Like the way you feel after winning a scholarship to your first-choice college or mastering a back handspring. You might be elated to hear you got that dream job, and your whole family might be elated when your favorite baseball team wins the World Series. Feeling elated is all about being so extremely proud and overjoyed, and usually happens as a result of an accomplishment. So if you've just achieved something big, feel free to be elated — and enjoy your time on cloud nine.
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Example Sentences
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Some said they were pleasantly surprised that their U.S.-born adult children, who had never set foot in Iran, seemed as elated by the news as they were.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
But instead of taking a sorrowful approach, nearly all of the tracks were upbeat and felt more like elated sighs of relief rather than regret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
If you are overly elated by big advances, you should probably take some profits, too.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
It captures the Greek wild-eyed, bare chested and surrounded by his elated team-mates, after scoring the winner in front of the away fans at the Stadium of Light in 2002.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
We made it home at dinnertime, dusty and worn out but still elated by our day.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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