English Explanatory Dictionary

exultant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/

Word forms

exultant

Etymology

From Latin exsultāns, present participle of exsultō (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.

Synonyms

cheerful content ecstatic gay happy jovial joyful jubilant merry pleased triumphant

Antonyms

downcast miserable unhappy

Related words

exult

Derived words

exult exultance exultantly exultation unexultant
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