Jubilant

//ˈd͡ʒu.bə.lənt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In a state of elation.

    "be in jubilant mood"

Adjective
  1. 1
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success wordnet
  2. 2
    full of high-spirited delight wordnet

Synonyms

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exultantblithebursting with happinesscarried awaycheerfulcock-a-hoop

Example

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""See yon twelve swans, in jubilant array, / whom late Jove's eagle scattered through the sky; / now these alight, now those the pitch survey.""

Etymology

From Latin iubilans ("shouting for joy").

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