exultation
[eg-zuhl-tey-shuh n, ek-suhl-]
- the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
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Also ex·ult·an·cy [ig-zuhl-tn-see] /ɪgˈzʌl tn si/, ex·ult·ance.
Origin of exultation
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Related Words
elationmerrimentgloryrejoicingjoygleejubilancetransportsatisfactionjubilationdelighthappinesstriumphcrowinggloatingExamples from the Web for exultation
Contemporary Examples
He remembered his exultation as the two brothers walked together among bluebells.
There are moments of exultation and frustration, of nail-biting anxiety, and the normal banter that characterizes any workplace.
No great roars of joy or exultation sounded off up and down the Mall.
Historical Examples
A note of exultation in his laugh, like that in a blackbird's call, alone proclaimed it.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
Into his voice came a tone of exultation indescribably ghastly.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Concerning Linda she could not resist a feeling of exultation.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
She had gone home with a feeling of uplift and exultation in her heart.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Mr Plornish could not conceal his exultation in her accomplishments as a linguist.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
Word Origin and History for exultation
n.
early 15c., from Old French exultacion, from Latin exultationem/exsultationem, noun of action from past participle stem of exultare/exsultare, frequentative of exsilire "leap out or up" (see exult). Notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. An Old English word for it was heahbliss "high bliss."
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