jubilant

[ joo-buh-luhnt ]
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adjective
  1. feeling or showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors;the jubilant climax of his symphony.

Origin of jubilant

1
First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin jūbilant-, stem of jūbilāns “shouting,” present participle of jūbilāre “to shout, whoop”

Other words from jubilant

  • ju·bi·lance, ju·bi·lan·cy, noun
  • ju·bi·lant·ly, adverb
  • un·ju·bi·lant, adjective
  • un·ju·bi·lant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for jubilant

jubilant

/ (ˈdʒuːbɪlənt) /


adjective
  1. feeling or expressing great joy

Origin of jubilant

1
C17: from Latin jūbilāns shouting for joy, from jūbilāre to give a joyful cry, from jūbilum a shout, wild cry

Derived forms of jubilant

  • jubilance or jubilancy, noun
  • jubilantly, adverb

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