triumphant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  2. adjective experiencing triumph

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal

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