exhilarant
[ ig-zil-er-uhnt ]
/ ɪgˈzɪl ər ənt /
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adjective
noun
something that exhilarates.
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Origin of exhilarant
1795–1805; <Latin exhilarant- (stem of exhilarāns), present participle of exhilarāre to gladden. See exhilarate, -ant
Words nearby exhilarant
exhibitionist, exhibition killing, exhibitive, exhibitor, exhibitory, exhilarant, exhilarate, exhilarating, exhilaration, exhilarative, exhort
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British Dictionary definitions for exhilarant
exhilarant
/ (ɪɡˈzɪlərənt) /
adjective
exhilarating; invigorating
noun
something that exhilarates
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