triumphant

[ trahy-uhm-fuh nt ]

/ traɪˈʌm fənt /

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adjective

having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.

exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant.

Archaic. triumphal(def 1).

Obsolete. splendid; magnificent.

Nearby words

trituration, triumph, triumphal, triumphal arch, triumphalism, triumphant, triumvir, triumvirate, triune, triunitarian, triunity

Origin of triumphant

1485–95; < Latin triumphant-, stem of triumphāns, present participle of triumphāre to triumph. See triumph, -ant

Related forms

tri·um·phant·ly, adverbun·tri·um·phant, adjectiveun·tri·um·phant·ly, adverb

Can be confused

triumphal triumphant

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She looked round with the triumphant smile of a successful unraveller of mystery.
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The triumphant tone of this imaginary catechism leads me to suspect that its author has hardly appreciated its full import.
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Pippin neither saw nor heard them; his voice poured out in waves of song, longing, rejoicing, triumphant.
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It took some time, but it was accomplished at last, and the triumphant diver returned to the upper air.
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British Dictionary definitions for triumphant

triumphant

/ (traɪˈʌmfənt) /

adjective

experiencing or displaying triumph

exultant through triumph

obsolete

magnificent
triumphal

Derived Forms

triumphantly, adverb

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