English Explanatory Dictionary

triumphant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
  2. Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant.
  3. Celebrating victory; triumphal.
  4. Splendid, magnificent.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triumphant.wav

Word forms

triumphant more triumphant most triumphant

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).

Related words

triumph

Derived words

triumphantly
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