jubilant

jubilant
jubilant (adj.) 1660s, from L. jubilantem (nom. jubilans), prp. of jubilare "to call to someone," in Christian writers, "to shout for joy," related to jubilum "wild shout." First attested in Milton. Related: Jubilantly.

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  • jubilant — jubilant, ante [ ʒybilɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1825; de jubiler ♦ Rare Qui jubile, qui exprime la jubilation. « La jubilante physionomie de ce religieux » ( Bloy). ● jubilant, jubilante adjectif Familier. Qui exprime une vive satisfaction. ⇒JUBILANT,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Jubilant — Ju bi*lant, a. [L. jubilans, antis, p. pr. of jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubilant. See {Jubilate}.] Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting. The jubilant age. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] While the bright pomp… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jubilant — jubilánt adj. m., pl. jubilánţi; f. sg. jubilántă, pl. jubilánte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  JUBILÁNT, Ă adj. care jubilează. (< fr. jubilant) …   Dicționar Român

  • jubilant — jubilant, ante (ju bi lan, lan t ) adj. Qui jubile. Un air jubilant …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • jubilant — index ecstatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • jubilant — jubìlant m <G nātā> DEFINICIJA v. jubilarac ETIMOLOGIJA vidi jubilej …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • jubilant — [adj] happy celebrating, doing handsprings*, elated, enraptured, euphoric, excited, exuberant, exultant, exulting, flipping, flying*, glad, gleeful, joyous, overjoyed, pleased, rejoicing, rhapsodic, thrilled, tickled*, triumphal, triumphant;… …   New thesaurus

  • jubilant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ happy and triumphant. DERIVATIVES jubilance noun jubilantly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • jubilant — [jo͞o′bə lənt] adj. [L jubilans, prp. of jubilare: see JUBILATE] joyful and triumphant; elated; rejoicing jubilance n. jubilantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • jubilant — adj. jubilant about, at, over (they were jubilant over their victory) * * * at over (they were jubilant over their victory) jubilant about …   Combinatory dictionary

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