What does exhilaration mean?
Definitions for exhilaration
ɪgˌzɪl əˈreɪ ʃənex·hil·a·ra·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
exhilaration, excitementnoun
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
"he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
Wiktionary
exhilarationnoun
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
exhilarationnoun
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Exhilarationnoun
Etymology: from exhilarate.
And therefore exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it be a much lighter motion. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
ChatGPT
exhilaration
Exhilaration is a feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation often characterized by liveliness and high spirits. It is often associated with high energy, elevated mood, and a state of joy or thrill. This can often occur as a response to various experiences such as extreme sports, thrilling amusement park rides, achieving a goal, an adrenaline rush, or exciting news.
Webster Dictionary
Exhilarationnoun
the act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening
Exhilarationnoun
the state of being enlivened or cheerful
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exhilaration in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of exhilaration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of exhilaration in a Sentence
Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before you realize what's wrong with it.
Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
Accept the challenges, so you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
I've never felt such exhilaration and overpowering joy.
The boxes the girls wrote on ... took on this unexpected emotional meaning, there was a kind of tangible power and exhilaration when the girls became aware of that thing that limited them. ... For a moment, they glimpsed a world without boxes and saw how liberating and empowering it could be for them and their future.
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