triumphant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /traɪˈʌmfənt/ UK /traɪˈʌmfənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having won a victory or success; exultant over it

The triumphant team paraded the trophy through the streets.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having won a victory or... victorious exultant jubilant successful conquering elated

Opposites

defeated vanquished beaten crestfallen

Word family

Derived forms triumphantly

Related forms triumph triumphal triumvirate

Etymology

From Old French triumphant, from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare ('to celebrate a triumph'), from triumphus ('triumphal procession'), itself perhaps borrowed via Etruscan from Greek thriambos, a hymn to Dionysus.

triumphare Latin triumphus Latin thriambos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# triumphant

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

## Meanings
1. having won a victory or success; exultant over it

## Examples
- The triumphant team paraded the trophy through the streets.

## Synonyms
- victorious
- exultant
- jubilant
- successful
- conquering
- elated

## Antonyms
- defeated
- vanquished
- beaten
- crestfallen

## Derived Forms
- triumphantly

## Related Forms
- triumph
- triumphal
- triumvirate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: triumphare
- Root: triumphus
- Root: thriambos

## Etymology
From Old French triumphant, from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare ('to celebrate a triumph'), from triumphus ('triumphal procession'), itself perhaps borrowed via Etruscan from Greek thriambos, a hymn to Dionysus.

## AI Etymology
Triumphant comes from Old French triumphant, from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare ('to celebrate a triumph'), from triumphus ('triumphal procession'), itself perhaps borrowed via Etruscan from Greek thriambos, a hymn to Dionysus. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "having won a victory or success; exultant over it", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin triumphare, Latin triumphus, and Ancient Greek thriambos. Derivative forms include triumphantly; related words include triumph, triumphal, triumvirate.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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