jubilant

[ joo-buh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. feeling or showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant:

   the cheers of the jubilant victors;

   the jubilant climax of his symphony.

jubilant

/ ˈdʒuːbɪlənt /

adjective

1. feeling or expressing great joy

Derived Forms

• ˈjubilance, noun
• ˈjubilantly, adverb

Other Words From

• ju·bi·lance ju·bi·lan·cy noun
• ju·bi·lant·ly adverb
• un·ju·bi·lant adjective
• un·ju·bi·lant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilant¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin jūbilant-, stem of jūbilāns “shouting,” present participle of jūbilāre “to shout, whoop”

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilant¹

C17: from Latin jūbilāns shouting for joy, from jūbilāre to give a joyful cry, from jūbilum a shout, wild cry

Example Sentences

Israeli leaders appeared jubilant when Trump won the U.S. election this month.

From Los Angeles Times

Nessa and Boq then join hands for a brief but jubilant dance break that ends up being one of the movie’s most romantic scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

A jubilant Steve Clarke skipped into the media room in Warsaw on Monday night, high fived the press pack he loves so much and then opened his heart about what victory over Poland meant to him on a personal level.

From BBC

Standing on a podium in a Florida convention centre on the night of the election, a row of American flags behind him and a jubilant crowd looking on, Donald Trump declared: “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.”

From BBC

The ride features multiple songs from “The Princess and the Frog,” opening with “Down in New Orleans” and transitioning to “Almost There,” but once we drop into the bayou the soundtrack shifts to the jubilant and bouncy “Gonna Take You There.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• elated
• euphoric
• excited
• exuberant
• exultant
• glad
• joyous
• overjoyed
• pleased
• triumphal
• triumphant