elation

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɪˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Homophones

illation /ɪˈleɪʃən/

Freq #38556

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of great happiness and excitement

He felt a rush of elation as he crossed the finish line first.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of great... delight exuberance

Word family

Related forms efferentelate elated

Etymology

From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

*telh₂- (bear) Proto-Indo-European elacioun Middle English elacion Old French ēlātiōnem Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# elation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈleɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 38556

## Meanings
1. A feeling of great happiness and excitement

## Examples
- He felt a rush of elation as he crossed the finish line first.

## Related Forms
- efferent
- elate
- elated

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *telh₂- (bear)
- Root: elacioun
- Root: elacion
- Root: ēlātiōnem

## Etymology
From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

## AI Etymology
Elation is from Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *telh₂- (bear) (Proto-Indo-European), elacioun (Middle English), elacion (Old French), and ēlātiōnem (Latin). Current senses include a feeling of great happiness and excitement. The wider family includes related words such as efferent, elate, and elated.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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