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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

SYNONYMS
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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