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ELATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
Example:
felt elated and excited
Classified under:
Similar:
exultant; exulting; jubilant; prideful; rejoicing; triumphal; triumphant (joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success)
exhilarated; gladdened (made joyful)
high; in high spirits (happy and excited and energetic)
sublime (lifted up or set high)
uplifted (exalted emotionally especially with pride)
Also:
euphoric (exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation)
happy (enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure)
joyous (full of or characterized by joy)
Antonym:
dejected (affected or marked by low spirits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Full of high-spirited delight
Example:
a joyful heart
Synonyms:
elated; gleeful; joyful; jubilant
Classified under:
Similar:
joyous (full of or characterized by joy)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb elate
Context examples:
The circumstances of the morning had led Catherine's feelings through the varieties of suspense, security, and disappointment; but they were now safely lodged in perfect bliss; and with spirits elated to rapture, with Henry at her heart, and Northanger Abbey on her lips, she hurried home to write her letter.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Martin was elated and diffident.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
So, while Martin poured out his heart to her, elated with the first success his chosen work in the world had received, she paid heed to his bare words only, gazing now and again about the room, shocked by what she saw.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
