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noun
A triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as celebratory outbursts; a feeling of joyous exultation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: jubilance, jubilancy
Antonyms: lamentation
noun
the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: exultation, rejoicing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
noun
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: celebration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function
noun
a feeling of extreme joy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: exultation, jubilance, jubilancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joy, joyousness, joyfulness
Narrower terms: triumph
History
From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
