exhilaration
17
5.8
- noun
- /ɪɡˌzɪləˈreɪʃən/
- Brad, have you wondered what it's like to feel the total exhilaration of really flying?
- sheer exhilaration
- sense of exhilaration
- great exhilaration
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Watch on YouTubeI feel, I don't think I've felt that feeling of joy, exhilaration, pride.
- I feel, I don't think I've felt that feeling of joy, exhilaration, pride.
- And as you say, you're fully loaded and the and these women are wanting to feel that exhilaration that they used to feel when they were young women.
- The anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day.
- Elation, arousal, adoration, contentment, excitement, exhilaration, comfort.
Examples
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There was a general air of relief and exhilaration on the way back down the footpath.
Fiction book (1991) -
And with that exhilaration comes a really deep sense of responsibility.
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Perhaps, too, he found himself swept up in the exhilaration of a great moment.
Academic text (1992) -
But now, in some distant part of him, he felt the exhilaration of being saved.
Fiction book (1991) -
We were all feeling the same fears and the same exhilaration.
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Within ten minutes, my fears were gone, and exhilaration had captured me.
Fiction book (1994) -
The anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day.
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The Ranger, the Redcoats, and even Heyward feel the exhilaration of the ride.
Fiction book (1992) -
Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of a special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration.
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After winning the championship, the team felt an overwhelming sense of exhilaration as they celebrated together.
Synonyms
815
1.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
417
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
296
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
173
1.2
A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
62
6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
41
6.8
A very strong feeling of happiness and excitement
27
6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
17
5.5
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
11
5.2
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement during a celebration
10
1.0
A feeling of being happy and pleased
4
7.6
A feeling of great happiness and strong emotion
3
7.9
A strong feeling of great joy often shown by loud shouts
1
8.5
A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show
1
3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
1
4.1
A sudden strong feeling that makes you active and excited
1
2.0
A strong feeling of happiness and excitement
1
4.6
A strong feeling of eager energy you can almost feel
1
6.5
A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly
1
3.0
A strong feeling of great happiness
1
2.8
A very strong feeling of deep happiness
1
3.5
A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile
A strong feeling of great joy after success
Antonyms
- Specialized
384
3.7
A long lasting medical illness of deep sadness that needs treatment by a doctor
How Excited
41
6.8
17
5.5
17
5.8
417
1.0
689
1.0
26
2.1
11
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
exhilaration = exhilarate (transparent) = exhilarate + ion
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'exhilarate' with '-ion', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.
Etymology
Exhilaration comes from Latin parts ex- ('out') and hilaris ('cheerful') and is related to the English word hilarious, so exhilaration is like cheerfulness 'coming out' as a strong, lively feeling of happiness.