jubilant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒubɪlənt/ UK /ˈdʒuːbɪlənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
feeling or expressing great joy and triumph

The jubilant crowd poured into the streets after the final whistle.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · feeling or expressing great... exultant triumphant elated euphoric rejoicing joyous gleeful

Opposites

dejected despondent downcast crestfallen

Word family

Derived forms jubilantlyjubilance

Related forms jubilationjubilatejubilee

Etymology

From Latin 'iubilant-', present participle of 'iubilare' ('to shout for joy, raise a shout'), of imitative origin.

iubilare Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# jubilant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒubɪlənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒuːbɪlənt/

## Meanings
1. feeling or expressing great joy and triumph

## Examples
- The jubilant crowd poured into the streets after the final whistle.

## Synonyms
- exultant
- triumphant
- elated
- euphoric
- rejoicing
- joyous
- gleeful

## Antonyms
- dejected
- despondent
- downcast
- crestfallen

## Derived Forms
- jubilantly
- jubilance

## Related Forms
- jubilation
- jubilate
- jubilee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iubilare

## Etymology
From Latin 'iubilant-', present participle of 'iubilare' ('to shout for joy, raise a shout'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Jubilant comes from Latin 'iubilant-', present participle of 'iubilare' ('to shout for joy, raise a shout'), of imitative origin. The etymological trail includes Latin iubilare. As an adjective, jubilant means feeling or expressing great joy and triumph. The same family is visible in derived forms such as jubilantly and jubilance and related forms such as jubilation, jubilate, and jubilee.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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