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—elatedly, adv. —elatedness, n./i lay"tid/, adj.very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits: an elated winner of a contest.[1605-15; ELATE + -ED2]Syn. overjoyed, ecstatic.Ant. dejected.
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elated — index ecstatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
elated — 1610s, pp. adj. from ELATE (Cf. elate) … Etymology dictionary
elated — [adj] very happy animated, aroused, blissful, cheered, delighted, ecstatic, elevated, enchanted, enraptured, euphoric, exalted, excited, exhilarated, exultant, fired up*, flying*, flying high*, gleeful, high, hopped up*, in heaven*, in high… … New thesaurus
elated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely happy and excited. DERIVATIVES elatedly adverb elatedness noun elation noun. ORIGIN Latin elatus raised , from efferre to raise … English terms dictionary
Elated — Elate E*late , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elating}.] 1. To raise; to exalt. [R.] [1913 Webster] By the potent sun elated high. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elated — adj. elated about, at, over (elated at the good news) * * * [ɪ leɪtɪd] at over (elated at the good news) elated about … Combinatory dictionary
elated — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ very ▪ absolutely … Collocations dictionary
elated — e|lat|ed [ıˈleıtıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: elatus, past participle of efferre to carry up ] extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen ▪ He felt elated and mildly drunk.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
elated — [[t]ɪle͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are elated, you are extremely happy and excited because of something that has happened. I was elated that my recent second bypass had been successful... That was one of the best races of my life … English dictionary
elated — adjective 1. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits the elated winner felt elated and excited • Ant: ↑dejected • Similar to: ↑exultant, ↑exulting, ↑jubilant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
