ecstatic

[ ek-stat-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion:

   an ecstatic frenzy;

   ecstatic cheering for the winning team.

2. subject to or in a state of ecstasy; full of joy; rapturous:

   They are absolutely ecstatic about their new baby.

noun

1. a person subject to fits of ecstasy:

   The author, a known ecstatic, could write only in fits of rage or glee.

ecstatic

/ ɛkˈstætɪk /

adjective

1. in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight
2. showing or feeling great enthusiasm

   ecstatic applause

noun

1. a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy

Derived Forms

• ecˈstatically, adverb

Other Words From

• ec·stati·cal·ly adverb
• nonec·static adjective
• nonec·stati·cal·ly adverb
• unec·static adjective
• unec·stati·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecstatic¹

First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French extatique, and Medieval Latin ecstaticus, from Greek ekstatikós, derivative of ecstasy + -ic ( def )

Example Sentences

In a post on it's Facebook page, the zoo said it was "ecstatic" that the second of the four escaped racoons had been caught.

From BBC

Once the team snaked up the 110 Freeway and returned to the ballpark, they roared in approval as Ice Cube performed on stage — with an ecstatic Roberts dancing beside him — and introduced the team.

From Los Angeles Times

Standing outside Harris’ former elementary school earlier this month, a gaggle of informed fourth-graders were ecstatic about the possibility that one of their own could be the nation’s first female president.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was going to get to watch true professional soccer in the city that I lived in,” Stang said, “and I was ecstatic about it.”

From Los Angeles Times

The gathered Georiga women did seem rather weirdly ecstatic by his presence, but that's because they were all Republican party shills and ardent supporters brought in by Fox.

From Salon

Related Words

• blissful
• delirious
• elated
• enthusiastic
• euphoric
• fervent
• happy
• joyful
• joyous
• mad
• overjoyed
• rapturous
• rhapsodic
• thrilled
• upbeat