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exultant

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ex·ul·tant  (g-zltnt)
adj.
Marked by great joy or jubilation; triumphant.
ex·ultant·ly adv.
exultant [ɪgˈzʌltənt]
adj
elated or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success
exultance , exultancy n
exultantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.exultantexultant - joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphant, triumphal, prideful
elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
exultant
adjective joyful, delighted, flushed, triumphant, revelling, rejoicing, jubilant, joyous, transported, elated, over the moon (informal), overjoyed, rapt, gleeful, exulting, cock-a-hoop He was exultant over the team's unexpected win.
Translations
exultant [ɪgˈzʌltənt] ADJ [person, shout, expression] → exultante, jubiloso
exultant [ɪgˈzʌltənt] adj [shout, expression] → de triomphe
to be exultant [person] → jubiler, triompher
ex-wife [ˌɛksˈwaɪf] n → ex-femme f
exultant
adj person, tone → jubelnd; expression, smile, cry → triumphierend; he was exultant → er jubelte, er war in Jubelstimmung; exultant mood → Jubelstimmung f; the mood was less than exultant → es herrschte nicht gerade Jubelstimmung
exultant [ɪgˈzʌlt/ənt] adj (frm) (person, smile) → esultante; (shout, expression) → di giubilo
exultant [ɪgˈzʌlt/ənt] adj (frm) (person, smile) → esultante; (shout, expression) → di giubilo


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At the end of that time the child has, in all probability, added one more to the tombstones that crowd the Neo-Therapeutic Cemetery; but on rare occasions a glad procession bears back the little one to his exultant parents, no longer a Polygon, but a Circle, at least by courtesy: and a single instance of so blessed a result induces multitudes of Polygonal parents to submit to similar domestic sacrifices, which have a dissimilar issue.
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But more famous still than the sonnets is the Epithalamion or wedding hymn which he wrote in his lady's honor, and which ever since has been looked on as the most glorious love-song in the English language, so full is it of exultant, worshipful happiness.
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