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

Other Word Forms

• jubilance noun
• jubilantly adverb
• jubilancy noun
• unjubilant adjective
• unjubilantly 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

Twenty captives were crossing over Israel’s border to jubilant homecomings, but Bipin wasn’t among them.

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Israel made clear before the release process that it wanted to avoid the jubilant scenes that surrounded prisoners arriving in Ramallah during previous hostage deals, when large crowds waved Hamas flags.

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That is in contrast to some of the jubilant scenes elsewhere, such as Scotland fans after their 3-1 World Cup qualifier win over Greece.

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Thousands of jubilant Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square Thursday, hopeful for the return of hostages held in Gaza, after two years of fear and worry.

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Chants of "two more years" - from both his celebrating players and jubilant fans - echoed around the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

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Related Words

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