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.

Words nearby triumphant

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for triumphantly

triumphant

/ (traɪˈʌmfənt) /

adjective

experiencing or displaying triumph

exultant through triumph

obsolete

magnificent
triumphal

Derived forms of triumphant

triumphantly, adverb

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triumphant

adjective

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Origin of triumphant

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British Dictionary definitions for triumphantly

adjective

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