jubilance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jubilance
First recorded in 1830–40; jubil(ant) ( def. ) + -ance ( def. )
Explanation
Jubilance is what you feel when you're happy, joyful, or triumphant. The jubilance of a high school football team that finally wins a game after a season of losses is wonderful to see. When you're practically overcome by happiness, you're experiencing jubilance, a celebratory kind of joy. You might enjoy the jubilance of your favorite actor winning an Academy Award, or the jubilance of a little boy jumping excitedly at his birthday party. The word comes from jubilant, which is rooted in the Latin jubilare, literally "to call to someone," but used in Christian writing (including Milton) to mean "to shout for joy."
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Example Sentences
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By Tuesday evening, crowds had already begun to swell up and an air of jubilance engulfed the venue.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
Once inside, I was again surprised by the jubilance of the many attendees of the convention.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2024
It's wonderful to see their pure, unvarnished jubilance as they gear up for what is sure to be one of the most special cooks of their lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2023
The book written by David Thompson with Sharon Washington maintains the film’s immediate post-World War II jubilance but jettisons much of the plot that was specific to De Niro and Minnelli.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
It was a tremendous shock to his nervous system, and it 44 filled me with unbounded jubilance; for I knew I had him at my mercy, literally in the hollow of my hand.
From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish
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