NOUN | state | elation | an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism |
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feeling | elation, high spirits, lightness | a feeling of joy and pride |
Sounds | ihley'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression. | |
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Narrower | bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air | A state of extreme / extreme happiness |
high | A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | |
high | A state of sustained elation | |
Broader | psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic |
Opposite | depression | A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity |
Spanish | euforia | |
Catalan | eufòria | |
Verbs | elate | fill with high spirits |
Meaning | A feeling of joy and pride. | |
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Synonyms | high spirits, lightness | |
Narrower | euphoria, euphory | A feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation |
Broader | joy, joyousness, joyfulness | The emotion of great happiness |
Spanish | euforia | |
Catalan | eufòria | |
Verbs | elate | fill with high spirits |
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