jubilant
expressing happiness
TRANSLATION
jubilant = glücklich, frohlockend, triumphierend, jubilierend, jubelnd --- Google Index jubilant = 1,800,000 hits
STATISTICS
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JUBILANT crowds waved Russian flags; homecoming pilots were given fresh-baked bread by women in traditional dress. Judging by the pictures on television, Vladimir Putin won a famous victory in Syria this week. After his unexpected declaration that the campaign is over, Mr Putin is claiming credit for a ceasefire and the start of peace talks.
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jubilant
adjective
- showing and expressing triumphant joy
(Cambridge Dictionary)
If you’ve ever been to a professional football game, then you already know what the word jubilant is all about. After the home team scores a goal, there is no better way to describe the crowd than jubilant. Perhaps for some of the very loud and boisterous football crowds, jubilant might sound a bit understated.
While jubilant is often associated with crowds, individuals can also be jubilant. It might be over a job promotion, the birth or graduation of a child, the purchase of a new home or the last day of work before heading into a well-deserved retirement. Jubilation, the noun form of jubilant, knows no bounds.
The word jubilant is from the Latin iubilans, "to let out cries of excitement and joy." In Christian writers, it referred to "shouting for joy." It’s suggested that the "iu" is a Proto-Italic exclamation of joy that was likely incorporated into Proto-Indo-European cognates such as the Greek iuge, an interjection of amazement, and the Middle High German ju and juch, also an exclamation of joy.
The word "jubilee" is related, but has a slightly different sense in that it refers to an anniversary. Although it derives from the Late Latin iubilaeus (the jubilee year), it ultimately stems from a Hebrew source – yobhel – formerly a trumpet, a ram’s horn.
The original jubilee was a year of emancipation of slaves and restoration of lands that was supposed to be celebrated every 50 years. It was proclaimed by the sounding of a ram's horn on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the Jewish year.
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SYNONYMS
celebratory, elated, euphoric, excited, exulted, glad, joyous, overjoyed, rejoicing, rhapsodic, thrilled
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adjective
- showing and expressing triumphant joy
(Cambridge Dictionary)
If you’ve ever been to a professional football game, then you already know what the word jubilant is all about. After the home team scores a goal, there is no better way to describe the crowd than jubilant. Perhaps for some of the very loud and boisterous football crowds, jubilant might sound a bit understated.
While jubilant is often associated with crowds, individuals can also be jubilant. It might be over a job promotion, the birth or graduation of a child, the purchase of a new home or the last day of work before heading into a well-deserved retirement. Jubilation, the noun form of jubilant, knows no bounds.
The word jubilant is from the Latin iubilans, "to let out cries of excitement and joy." In Christian writers, it referred to "shouting for joy." It’s suggested that the "iu" is a Proto-Italic exclamation of joy that was likely incorporated into Proto-Indo-European cognates such as the Greek iuge, an interjection of amazement, and the Middle High German ju and juch, also an exclamation of joy.
The word "jubilee" is related, but has a slightly different sense in that it refers to an anniversary. Although it derives from the Late Latin iubilaeus (the jubilee year), it ultimately stems from a Hebrew source – yobhel – formerly a trumpet, a ram’s horn.
The original jubilee was a year of emancipation of slaves and restoration of lands that was supposed to be celebrated every 50 years. It was proclaimed by the sounding of a ram's horn on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the Jewish year.
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SYNONYMS
celebratory, elated, euphoric, excited, exulted, glad, joyous, overjoyed, rejoicing, rhapsodic, thrilled
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Say something like:
"She was jubilant upon hearing about her excellent exam results."
