elation
n.
high spirits, joy, feeling of pride
Elation
Elation
Elation /ela·tion/ emotional excitement marked by acceleration of mental and bodily activity, with extreme joy and an overly optimistic attitude. [
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elation
Noun
1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
(antonym) depression
(hypernym) psychological state, mental state
(hyponym) bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air
(derivation) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
2. a feeling of joy and pride
(synonym) high spirits
(hypernym) joy, joyousness, joyfulness
(hyponym) euphoria
(derivation) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
Elation
(n.)
A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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