elation

e·late  (-lt)

tr.v. e·lat·ed, e·lat·ing, e·lates

To make proud or joyful: Her success elated the family.

adj.

Elated.

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[From Latin ltus, past participle of efferre, to bring out, exalt : -, ex-, ex- + ltus, brought; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·lation n.

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elation

Noun

a feeling of great happiness and excitement

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elation - an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air - a state of extreme happiness mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" high - a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" high - a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	2.	elation - a feeling of joy and pride high spirits, lightness joy, joyfulness, joyousness - the emotion of great happiness euphoria, euphory - a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

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elation

noun joy, delight, thrill, excitement, ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, glee, rapture, high spirits, exhilaration, jubilation, exaltation, exultation, joyfulness, joyousness

Translations

elation [ɪˈleɪʃən] n → euforia

elation [ɪˈleɪʃən] n → (grande) joie, allégresse f

elation [ɪˈleɪʃən] elated n → große Freude f, Hochstimmung f

elation [ɪˈleɪʃən] n → gioia