jubilant
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRESAT
DEFINITION
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
WEBSTER'S 1913
Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'jubilare' to shout for joy
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“Prophetic of the coming joy and strife, Like the wild western war-chief sinking Calm to the end he eyes unblinking, Her voice is jubilant in ebbing life.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“On 7 December 1941, Ribbentrop was jubilant at the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and did his utmost to support a declaration of war on the United States.”
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