elation
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elation
- /ɪˈleɪʃən/
- /iːˈleɪʃən/
Sounds like illation · Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English elacioun, from Old French elacion, from Latin ēlātiōnem, accusative singular of ēlātiō (“exaltation, elevation; pride, elation”), from ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; raise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
noun elations
- An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
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A feeling of joy and pride.
She [Chloe Kelly] waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation.
Similar: glee, mirth, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation
- A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center).
Translations
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noun An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism
| Español | euforia, elación |
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| 中文 | 得意洋洋 déyìyángyáng |
| Français | élation, allégresse |
| Deutsch | Euphorie, Hochgefühl |
| Italiano | euforia |
| Русский | душевный подъём duševnyj podʺjóm, эйфория ejforija, воодушевление vooduševlenije |
noun A feeling of joy and pride
| Deutsch | Begeisterung, Jubelstimmung |
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