Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jubilant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jubilant \Ju"bi*lant\, a. [L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of
jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubila?. See {Jubilate}.]
Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant;
exulting. ``The jubilant age.'' --Coleridge.
While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jubilant
adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
"rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a
triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant},
{exulting}, {prideful}, {rejoicing}, {triumphal}, {triumphant}]
2: full of high-spirited delight [syn: {elated}, {gleeful}, {joyful}]
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