exhilaration

exhilaration
Synonyms and related words:
a high, afflatus, aggravation, agitation, animating spirit, animation, animus, arousal, arousing, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, bracer, bracing, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, cordial, delectation, delight, divine afflatus, ecstasy, ecstatics, elation, electrification, elevation, emotion, enchantment, energizing, enlivenment, euphoria, exacerbation, exaltation, exasperation, excitation, excitedness, excitement, exuberance, felicity, fire, firing, fomentation, gaiety, galvanization, genius, gladness, glee, good humor, good spirits, happiness, heaven, high spirits, incitement, infection, inflammation, infuriation, infusion, inspiration, intoxication, invigoration, irritation, joy, joyance, joyfulness, lathering up, manic state, moving spirit, overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, perturbation, pick-me-up, provocation, quickening, rapture, rare good humor, ravishment, reanimation, recreation, refection, refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration, renewal, revitalization, revival, revivescence, revivescency, revivification, seventh heaven, steaming up, stimulation, stimulus, stirring, stirring up, sunshine, tonic, transport, unalloyed happiness, uplift, vitalization, vivification, whipping up, working up

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  • Exhilaration — Ex*hil a*ra tion, n. [L., exhilaratio.] 1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. [1913 Webster] Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exhilaration — index ardor, enjoyment (pleasure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • exhilaration — 1620s, from L.L. exhilarationem (nom. exhilaratio), noun of action from pp. stem of exhilarare (see EXHILARATE (Cf. exhilarate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • exhilaration — [n] great happiness, excitement animation, a rush*, cheerfulness, delight, elation, electrification, elevation, enlivenment, euphoria, exaltation, excitation, firing, gaiety, galvanization, gladness, gleefulness, head rush*, high spirits*,… …   New thesaurus

  • exhilaration — [eg zil΄ə rā′shən, igzil΄ə rā′shən] n. [LL exhilaratio] 1. the act of exhilarating 2. an exhilarated condition or feeling; liveliness; high spirits; stimulation …   English World dictionary

  • exhilaration — ex|hil|a|ra|tion [ıgˌzıləˈreıʃən] n [U] a feeling of being happy, excited, and full of energy exhilaration of ▪ She enjoyed the exhilaration of jet skiing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • exhilaration — /ig zil euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. exhilarated condition or feeling. 2. the act of exhilarating. [1615 25; < LL exhilaration (s. of exhilaratio). See EXHILARATE, ION] Syn. 1. animation, joyousness, jollity, hilarity. * * * …   Universalium

  • exhilaration — [[t]ɪgzɪ̱ləre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Exhilaration is a strong feeling of excitement and happiness …   English dictionary

  • exhilaration — noun a feeling of exhilaration Syn: elation, euphoria, exultation, exaltation, joy, happiness, delight, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, ecstasy, bliss …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • exhilaration — exhilarate ► VERB ▪ cause to feel very happy or animated. DERIVATIVES exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun. ORIGIN Latin exhilarare make cheerful …   English terms dictionary

  • exhilaration — noun Date: 1622 1. the action of exhilarating 2. the feeling or the state of being exhilarated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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