jubilation

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #47698

Meanings

1

noun
the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

The jubilation was heard a block away.
2

noun
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

We are hosting a jubilation to celebrate the birth of our first child.
3

noun
a feeling of extreme joy

Our jubilation when our team won was incredible.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the utterance of sounds... rejoicing

2 noun · a joyful occasion for... celebration

3 noun · a feeling of extreme joy exultation

More delightedness exaltation

Opposites

crestfallenness

Word family

Forms jubilations

Related forms jubilant

Etymology

From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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