exhilaration

Noun

Meaning

The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.

The state of being enlivened or cheerful.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

jollity animation excitement cheerfulness merriment hilarity joyousness gladness bliss felicity beatitude glee rapture galvanization joviality

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

blues depression hat heartache melancholia lamentation

Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

joy joyfulness joyousness

Hyponyms

bang charge kick boot rush flush

Related terms

hilarious exhilarate Hilary

Phrases with the word

exhilaration energy

Examples

The prime objective of all Initiatory music in the Temples of Antiquity was to bring about physical purification and renewal, mental stimulation and alertness, spiritual exhilaration and Illumination. Ambrose

Accept the challenges, so you may feel the exhilaration of victory. George S. Patton

Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration. C. T. Studd

That which is unique and worthwhile in us makes itself felt only in flashes. If we do not know how to catch and savor the flashes we are without growth and exhilaration. Eric Hoffer

I am working here [Amsterdam] on my last big triptych, which will be a tremendous story, and which gives me a more intense life and exhilaration. My God, life is worth living! Max Beckmann

For me, the adventures of the mind, each inflection of thought, each movement, nuance, growth, discovery, is a source of exhilaration. Anaïs Nin

Close letter words and terms

exhilarating exhilarating gas exhilaratingly exhilaration energy exhilarative exhilarator