elated
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4.0
- adjective
- /ɪˈleɪtɪd/
- I felt elated when I received the news that I had passed the exam.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd let's say you hit that goal, you're you're elated and then what?
- And let's say you hit that goal, you're you're elated and then what?
- And I remember being elated because Dino, we liked his packet.
- So I was so elated by that and then the next morning I was so depressed.
- I'm so petty, OK, that the day that Blockbuster announced bankruptcy was I was elated.
- And then you're just elated with validation that this worked, even though maybe you didn't totally expect it.
- Democrats are elated, and Republicans again have some soul searching to do and some strategizing to do.
- So I was so elated when it was game seven of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.
- Be not elated at any excellence that is not your own, Literally that belongs to something else.
- But for you to be elated because you own a beautiful horse, that's just ridiculous that the horse isn't you.
- Later, I saw a boy, aroused and elated, beckoning from a dune.
- There was no, there was nothing that that made me feel elated.
- So, and also remember there's there's some subset of people that are elated about what's going on.
Examples
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I imagine they feel quite excited and elated.
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Most of us are pleased with our results, and Bellidore is particularly elated.
Fiction book (1994) -
I, I remember leaving her office elated because I agreed with her and I knew I needed a lot of time to get it right.
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But, to tell the truth, I feel more elated when I shoot a "winning" picture with my film camera.
Academic text (2010) -
I am tired, but I am elated too.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the other hand, my client felt very elated over his latest good fortune.
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And I feel really elated.
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Well, I feel elated and happy when I'm with them.
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Instead of being tired, she felt elated and carefree.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I was absolutely elated," says Linda McAllister, owner of D.C. lesbian bar Lace.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling pleased and content
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1.0
Feeling pleased or happy about something
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1.0
Feeling very happy and eager about something
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1.0
Feeling happy or satisfied about something
383
2.3
Feeling very excited and happy
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1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
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1.0
Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions
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1.0
Feeling or showing great happiness
61
4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
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1.8
Feeling very happy and showing it
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3.7
Feeling very happy and proud after a win or success
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2.1
Feeling very happy and excited about something good
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5.9
Very happy and full of energy
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6.4
Feeling very happy and excited after good news
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5.0
Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event
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4.4
Feeling very happy and full of energy
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1.2
Very happy and excited in a playful way
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3.2
Feeling very excited and happy about something
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8.2
Very lively and full of energy
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7.3
Very happy and proud because of a big success
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3.0
To make someone feel happy
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3.7
Joyful and proud because of a win or success
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9.0
Feeling happy and cheerful
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6.7
Feeling very happy and proud because of success
Feeling very happy and excited
Feeling very happy and eager about something that will happen
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
Very pleased and full of joy
Antonyms
How Happy
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Morphology
Etymology
Elated comes from the Latin word elatus, made from e- meaning 'up' and latus meaning 'carried', so it originally meant 'carried up'. Think of being 'lifted' into joy — that's why elated means very happy and excited.