jubilant
pronunciation
How to pronounce jubilant in British English:
UK [ˈdʒu:bɪlənt]
How to pronounce jubilant in American English:
US [ˈdʒubələnt]
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- Adjective:
- joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
- full of high-spirited delight
Word Origin
- jubilant (adj.)
- 1660s, from Latin jubilantem (nominative jubilans), present participle of jubilare "to call to someone," in Christian writers, "to shout for joy," related to jubilum "wild shout." First attested in Milton. Related: Jubilantly.
Example
- 1. Jubilant residents of cairo honked horns and set off fireworks after the results were announced .
- 2. Jubilant though he had been when being hired by the economic times , he soon found himself in a veritable jungle of back stabbing and backbiting .
- 3. The atmosphere was gilded and jubilant , in keeping with china 's remarkable rags-to-riches tale of the last 30 years .
- 4. Jubilant north korea players leave the pitch after their sensational 1-0 win against italy in the 1966 world cup .
- 5. By rights the left-leaning netroots nation gathering should have been jubilant , and the republican leadership conference ( rlc ) doleful and panicky .