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.

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Origin of triumphant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM triumphant

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH triumphant

triumphal triumphant

Words nearby triumphant

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

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I spoke to Ruehli on Sunday by phone and was amazed by her triumphant tone.
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Now San Bernardino County authorities have announced a triumphant conclusion to their lengthy investigation into the case.
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Even in their ultimate sorrow, Audra—and Billie—were triumphant.
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Of course, she immediately embraces Venkman—himself now redeemed—and the film concludes on a triumphant note.
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Comrades, some of the associations of this day are not only triumphant, but joyful.
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In sudden climax the motion of the waves fills all the brass in triumphant paean, in the gleam of high noon.
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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.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

British Dictionary definitions for triumphant

triumphant

/ (traɪˈʌmfənt) /

adjective

experiencing or displaying triumph

exultant through triumph

obsolete

magnificent
triumphal

Derived forms of triumphant

triumphantly, adverb

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triumphant

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adjective

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