adj
Meaning 1
Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- church triumphant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
triumphant
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- triumphant orchestral music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Celebrating victory; triumphal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Splendid, magnificent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
experiencing triumph
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: victorious
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
- a triumphal success
- a triumphant shout
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: triumfa — having achieved victory; victorious
- Greek: θριαμβευτικός (thriamveftikós) — having achieved victory; victorious
- Hungarian: diadalmas — having achieved victory; victorious
- Hungarian: diadalmaskodó — having achieved victory; victorious
- Hungarian: győzedelmes — having achieved victory; victorious
- Hungarian: győzelmes — having achieved victory; victorious
- Hungarian: győztes — having achieved victory; victorious
- Polish: triumfalny — having achieved victory; victorious
- Polish: zwycięski — having achieved victory; victorious
- Finnish: voitonriemuinen — rejoicing in victory or success; exultant
- Hungarian: diadalmas — rejoicing in victory or success; exultant
- Hungarian: diadalittas — rejoicing in victory or success; exultant
- Hungarian: győzelemittas — rejoicing in victory or success; exultant
- Polish: triumfalny — rejoicing in victory or success; exultant
- Hungarian: diadalmas — celebrating victory; triumphal
- Hungarian: győzelmi — celebrating victory; triumphal
- Polish: triumfalny — celebrating victory; triumphal
- Polish: znakomity — splendid, magnificent
- Polish: genialny — splendid, magnificent
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