jubilation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a feeling of extreme joy
  2. noun a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
  3. noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

Etymology

From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

exultation, jubilance, jubilancy

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