exhilaration

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US /ɪgˌzɪlɝˈeɪʃən/
noun Freq #46469

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

  2. 2
    noun

    The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

  3. 3
    noun

    The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

Etymology

From exhilarate + -ion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the feeling of lively and... excitement
3 noun · the state of being... exaltation
Word family
Related forms exhilaratehilarioushilary

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