Elation
[ɪ'leɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪ'leʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a feeling of joy and pride.
(noun.) an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression.
Edited by Leopold--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exultation, elevation, exaltation, pride, high spirits.
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Examples
- Osborne meanwhile, wild with elation, went off to a play-table, and began to bet frantically. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As she drew nearer I could not repress a wild cry of elation, for upon her bows I saw the device of Helium. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- In a strange uplift of elation she saw him, the being never to be revealed, awful in its potency, mystic and real. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Her heart beat fast, she flew away on wings of elation, imagining a future. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In all hunting I have had an elation and no feeling of wrong. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In doing so he saw elation in the face of Mr Flintwinch, which most assuredly was not inspired by Flora. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- More elation and more anxiety; an excitement that steals the hours away fast, and a trouble that ruffles their course. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Elation and pleasure were in my heart: to walk alone in London seemed of itself an adventure. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- We sat and just watched it with anxiety growing into elation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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