Ecstatic
[ɪk'stætɪk;ek-] or [ɪk'stætɪk]
Definition
(n.) Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.
(n.) Delightful beyond measure; rapturous; ravishing; as, ecstatic bliss or joy.
(n.) An enthusiast.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Entrancing.[2]. Transporting, ravishing, rapturous, very delightful.
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Examples
- I mentioned to Mr. Pumblechook that I wished to have my new clothes sent to his house, and he was ecstatic on my so distinguishing him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He saw her bowed head, her rapt face, the face of an almost demoniacal ecstatic. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- What words can paint the ecstatic gratitude of Briggs! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Even as to that, mum,' answered the ecstatic Sloppy, 'the turning might be done in the night, don't you see? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The mazes of the dance were ecstatic. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Strange how her reverential, almost ecstatic admiration of the flowers caressed his nerves. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He was roused by the pressure of ecstatic fingers. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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